Fukui

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 (333 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Fukui is located in Fukui Prefecture^[3].
• Fukui is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Fukui is on the body of water Sea of Japan^[5].
• Fukui is on the body of water Kuzuryū River^[6].
• Fukui's head of government is recorded as Shin'ichi Higashimura^[7].
• Fukui's image is recorded as Fukui montage.jpg^[8].
• Fukui's continent is recorded as Asia^[9].
• Fukui's instance of is recorded as prefectural capital of Japan^[10].
• Fukui's instance of is recorded as big city^[11].
• Fukui's instance of is recorded as core city of Japan^[12].
• Fukui's instance of is recorded as city for international conferences and tourism^[13].
• Fukui's instance of is recorded as city of Japan^[14].
• Fukui's flag image is recorded as Flag of Fukui, Fukui.svg^[15].
• Fukui's shares border with is recorded as Sakai^[16].
• Fukui's shares border with is recorded as Katsuyama^[17].
• Fukui's shares border with is recorded as Ōno-shi^[18].
• Fukui's shares border with is recorded as Echizen^[19].
• Fukui's shares border with is recorded as Sabae^[20].
• Fukui's shares border with is recorded as Ikeda^[21].
• Fukui's shares border with is recorded as Eiheiji^[22].
• Fukui's shares border with is recorded as Echizen^[23].
• Fukui's coat of arms image is recorded as Emblem of Fukui, Fukui.svg^[24].
• Fukui's twinned administrative body is recorded as New Brunswick^[25].
• Fukui's twinned administrative body is recorded as Fullerton^[26].
• Fukui's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hangzhou^[27].

Body

Geography

Fukui is in the country of Japan^[4]. Fukui is located in Fukui Prefecture^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Sea of Japan^[5], a marginal sea^[28], in Russia^[29] and Kuzuryū River^[6], a river^[30], in Japan^[31]. Fukui's continent is recorded as Asia^[9].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+261474'}^[32], {'amount': '+265904'}^[33], and {'amount': '+266796'}^[34].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include prefectural capital of Japan^[10], big city^[11], core city of Japan^[12], city for international conferences and tourism^[13], and city of Japan^[14].

History and Context

+1889-04-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Fukui^[35].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Fukui include Fukubu Line^[36], a tram service^[37], in Japan^[38], founded in 1924^[39].

Why It Matters

Fukui ranks in the top 6% of special_city_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (333 views/month).^[2] Fukui has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] Fukui is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

Entities named for Fukui include Fukubu Line^[36], a tram service^[37], in Japan^[38], founded in 1924^[39].