Yoshida District, Fukui

District in Fukui prefecture, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

The district consists of one town:

Eiheiji^[a]

History

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

Recent mergers

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

Notes

[a]
Classified as a town.

References

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