Fukui Prefecture
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Summary
Fukui Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan[1]. It draws 4,657 Wikipedia views per month (prefecture of japan category, ranking #9 of 49).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Japan[3]
- Country: Japan[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Wakasa Bay[5], Sea of Japan[6]
- Head of government: Tatsuji Sugimoto[7]
- Capital: Fukui[8]
- Shares border with: Ishikawa Prefecture[9], Gifu Prefecture[10], Shiga Prefecture[11], Kyoto Prefecture[12]
- Anthem: Fukui Kenminka[13]
- Named after: Fukui Castle[14]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Fukui[15], Tsuruga[16], Obama[17], Ōno-shi[18], Katsuyama[19], Sabae[20], Awara[21], Echizen[22], Sakai[23], Yoshida district[24], Imadate district[25], Nanjo District[26], Nyu district[27], Mikata district[28]
- Flag: flag of Fukui prefecture[29]
- Twinned administrative body: New Jersey[30], Zhejiang[31], Winsen[32], Harburg[33]
- Legislative body: Fukui Prefectural Assembly[34]
- Executive body: Fukui prefectural government[35]
- Commons category: Fukui prefecture[36]
- Located in time zone: UTC+09:00[37], Japan Standard Time[38]
- Archives at: Fukui Prefectural Library[39]
- Has part(s): Reihoku region[40], Reinan[41]
- Inception: February 7, 1881[42]
- Highest point: Mount Sannomine[43]
- Coordinate location: 36.065194444444444, 136.22166666666666[44]
- Mascot: Juratic[45]
- Official website: https://www.pref.fukui.lg.jp/[46]
- Topic's main category: Category:Fukui Prefecture[47]
- Commons gallery: Fukui prefecture[48]
- Population: 764,533[49]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Fukui Prefecture include Keifuku Electric Railroad[50], a rail company (Japan)[51], in Japan[52], founded in 1942[53], headquartered in Mibu[54]; Fukuisaurus[55], a fossil taxon[56]; Fukuivenator[57], a fossil taxon[58]; Fukuititan[59], a fossil taxon[60]; and Fukuipteryx[61], a fossil taxon[62].
Why It Matters
Fukui Prefecture has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[63] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[64]
Entities named for it include Keifuku Electric Railroad[50], a rail company (Japan)[51], in Japan[52], founded in 1942[53], headquartered in Mibu[54]; Fukuisaurus[55], a fossil taxon[56]; Fukuivenator[57], a fossil taxon[58]; Fukuititan[59], a fossil taxon[60]; and Fukuipteryx[61], a fossil taxon[62].