Yoshida_District,_Fukui Knowpia

Yoshida (吉田郡, Yoshida-gun) is a district located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

As of October 1, 2005, the district has an estimated population of 20,766 with a density of 220.12 persons per km². The total area is 94.34 km².

Municipalities edit

The district consists of one town:

Eiheiji^[a]

History edit

Map showing original extent of Yoshida District in Fukui Prefecture:

* yellow - areas formerly within the district borders during the early Meiji period

Eiheiji-machi

Colored areas are in this district.

District Timeline edit

Recent mergers edit

On February 13, 2006 - The town of Matsuoka and the village of Kamishihi were merged into the expanded town of Eiheiji.^[1]

Notes edit

^ Classified as a town.

References edit

^ "総務省｜令和2年版　地方財政白書｜資料編　〔附属資料〕　昭和60年度以降の市町村合併の実績" [Record of Municipal Mergers Since Showa 60]. 総務省 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-28.

36°04′45″N 136°21′25″E / 36.0791°N 136.357°E / 36.0791; 136.357

[town-1] Classified as a town.

[2] "総務省｜令和2年版　地方財政白書｜資料編　〔附属資料〕　昭和60年度以降の市町村合併の実績" [Record of Municipal Mergers Since Showa 60]. 総務省 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-28.

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