Echizen 越前町 | |
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 Echizen Town Hall | |
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 Location of Echizen town in Fukui Prefecture | |
  Echizen | |
| Coordinates:35°58′27.3″N136°7′47.2″E / 35.974250°N 136.129778°E /35.974250; 136.129778 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūbu (Hokuriku) |
| Prefecture | Fukui |
| District | Nyū |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Yoshihiko Aoyagi (March 2021) |
| Area | |
• Total | 153.15 km2 (59.13 sq mi) |
| Population (April 2018) | |
• Total | 20,709 |
| • Density | 135.22/km2 (350.22/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| City symbols | |
| -Tree | Bamboo |
| -Flower | Daffodil |
| -Bird | Common gull |
| Phone number | 0778-34-1234 |
| Address | Echizen-chō, Nyū-gun, Fukui-ken 916-0192 |
| Website | www |
Echizen (越前町,Echizen-chō) is atown located inFukui Prefecture,Japan. As of 1 April 2018[update], the town had an estimatedpopulation of 20,709 and thepopulation density of 140 persons per km2. The total area of the town was 153.15 square kilometres (59.13 sq mi).
Echizen town is located in theNyū District of central Fukui Prefecture, bordered by theSea of Japan to the west. Parts of the coastal area of the town are within the borders of theEchizen-Kaga Kaigan Quasi-National Park.
Echizen has ahumid climate (KöppenCfa) characterized by warm, wet summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Echizen is 14.3 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2398 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.9 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.7 °C.[1] Parts of the town are located within theextremely heavy snowfall area of Japan.
Per Japanese census data,[2] the population of Echizen was relatively stable throughout the late 20th century but has declined in the 21st.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1970 | 25,641 | — |
| 1980 | 25,992 | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 25,448 | −2.1% |
| 2000 | 25,017 | −1.7% |
| 2010 | 23,160 | −7.4% |
| 2020 | 20,118 | −13.1% |
Echizen is part of ancientEchizen Province. During theEdo period, the area was mostly part of the holdings ofFukui Domain under theTokugawa shogunate. Following theMeiji Restoration, and the establishment of the modern municipalities it was organised into part ofNyū District in Fukui Prefecture. The villages of Shirosaki and Shikaura were founded on April 1, 1889. Shikaura was raised to town status on August 1, 1946. The town of Echizen was formed on March 1, 1955 by the merger of Shikaura and Shirosaki. On February 1, 2005 the towns ofAsahi andOta, and the village ofMiyazaki, all from Nyū District, were merged into Echizen.
The economy of Echizen town is mixed, with commercial fishing and agriculture prominent. Echizen is known for its production of high quality crab, rice, pottery, and daffodils.[3]
Echizen town has eight public elementary schools and four middle schools operated by the city government. The town has one public high school operated by the Fukui Prefectural Board of Education.
Echizen town has no public passenger railway service.
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