Fukui
capital of Fukui Prefecture, Japan
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Summary
Fukui is a special city of Japan[1]. Fukui ranks in the top 6% of special city of japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,962 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Fukui Prefecture[3]
- Country: Japan[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Sea of Japan[5], Kuzuryū River[6]
- Head of government: Shin'ichi Higashimura[7]
- Continent: Asia[8]
- Instance of: prefectural capital of Japan[9], big city[10], core city of Japan[11], city for international conferences and tourism[12], city of Japan[13]
- Shares border with: Sakai[14], Katsuyama[15], Ōno-shi[16], Echizen[17], Sabae[18], Ikeda[19], Eiheiji[20]
- Twinned administrative body: New Brunswick[21], Fullerton[22], Hangzhou[23], Kumamoto[24], Suwon[25], Yūki-shi[26]
- Legislative body: 福井市議会[27]
- Commons category: Fukui, Fukui[28]
- Located in time zone: UTC+09:00[29]
- Inception: April 1, 1889[30]
- Highest point: Ifuriyama[31]
- Located in/on physical feature: Fukui Plain[32]
- Official website: https://www.city.fukui.lg.jp/[33], http://www.city.fukui.lg.jp/foreign/english/p004763.html[34], http://www.city.fukui.lg.jp/foreign/chinese/p006587.html[35], http://www.city.fukui.lg.jp/foreign/portuguese/p006585.html[36], http://www.city.fukui.lg.jp/foreign/foreign/others.html[37]
- Topic's main category: Category:Fukui (city)[38]
- Population: 261,474[39], 265,904[40], 266,796[41]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Fukui[42]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[43]
- Replaces: Higashiago[44], Wada[45], Kida[46], Maruyamahigashi[47], Maruyamanishi[48], Nishifujishima[49], Yashiro[50], Nishiago[51], Nakafujishima[52], Asuwa[53], Asōzu[54], Daianji[55], Kawai[56], Kunimi[57]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Fukui include Fukubu Line[58], a railway line[59], in Japan[60], founded in 1924[61].
Why It Matters
Fukui has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] Fukui is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]
Entities named for Fukui include Fukubu Line[58], a railway line[59], in Japan[60], founded in 1924[61].