Sakai, Fukui

Sakai, Fukui

Infobox City Japan
Name= Sakai
JapaneseName= 坂井市
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Region= Chūbu
Prefecture= Fukui
District=
Area_km2= 209.91
PopDate= October 1, 2006
Population= 95,331
Density_km2= 454.15
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LatitudeDegrees= 36
LatitudeMinutes= 10
LatitudeSeconds=
LongtitudeDegrees= 136
LongtitudeMinutes= 14
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SymbolDescription= Flag
Mayor= Norio Sakamoto
CityHallPostalCode= 919-0592
CityHallAddress= 1-1 Shimoshinjō, Sakai-chō, Sakai-shi, Fukui-ken
CityHallPhone= 0776-66-1500
CityHallLink= [http://www.city.fukui-sakai.lg.jp/ City of Sakai]

nihongo|Sakai|坂井市|Sakai-shi is a city located in Fukui, Japan. It lies to the north of Fukui City. It was founded on March 20, 2006, by the merger of the towns of Harue, Maruoka, Mikuni, and Sakai of the former Sakai District, which was dissolved in this merger.

As of October 1, 2006, the city has an estimated population of 95,331 and a density of 454.15 persons per km². The total area is 209.91 km².

The population of the city is the second largest in Fukui Prefecture. Harue and Maruoka, in the southern part of the city, function as commuter towns of the city of Fukui. Accordingly its population growth rate is much higher than any area in Fukui Prefecure.

Places of interest

*Tōjinbō — a place of scenic beauty along the coast
*Maruoka Castle — the oldest standing castle in Japan

Education

enior High Schools

*Harue Technical Senior High School
*Maruoka Senior High School
*Mikuni Senior High School
*Sakai Agricultural Senior High School

*See also: List of high schools in Fukui Prefecture

Junior High Schools

*Harue Junior High School
*Maruoka Junior High School
**Takeda Branch School of the Maruoka Junior High School
*Maruoka Minami Junior High School
*Mikuni Junior High School
*Sakai Junior High School

Transportation

Airport

*Fukui Airport (There is no regular flight services.)

Railroad

*The Nearest Station to City Hall: Maruoka Station
*Connection to Adjacent Area
**JR West (West Japan Railway Company)
***JR Hokuriku Main Line: (Fukui-shi) - Harue Station - Maruoka Station - (Awara-shi)
**Echizen Railway
***Mikuni Awara Line: (Fukui-shi) - Tarōmaru Station - Nishi-Harue Station - Nishinagata Station - Shimohyōgo Station - Ōzeki Station - (Awara-shi) - Mizui Station - Mikuni-Jinja Station - Mikuni Station - Mikuni-Kō Station

Road

*Expressway
**Hokuriku Expressway: Maruoka Interchange

*National Highways
**Highway 8, Fukui Bypass
**Highway 305 (overlapped with Highway 365)
**Highway 364

Notable people

*Chosei Komatsu (from Mikuni) - Artistic Director of Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Costa Rica
*Ai Takahashi - Current leader of Japanese idol group Morning Musume.

External links

* [http://www.city.fukui-sakai.lg.jp/ Official website]
*wikitravel


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