Awara, Fukui
Encyclopedia
is a city
located in Fukui
, Japan
.
As of October 1, 2005, the city has an estimated population
of 31,080 and the density
of 265.66 persons per km². The total area is 116.99 km².
The city was founded on March 1, 2004 from the merger of the towns of Awara and Kanazu, both from Sakai District
.
Awara is a city famous for its onsen
. There are many in and around the city where one can go to have a bath and relax in the natural hotwater springs.
Cities of Japan
||A is a local administrative unit in Japan. Cities are ranked on the same level as and , with the difference that they are not a component of...
located in Fukui
Fukui Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Fukui.- Prehistory :The Kitadani Dinosaur Quarry, on the Sugiyama River within the city limits of Katsuyama, has yielded the Fukuiraptor kitadaniensis and Fukuisaurus tetoriensis as well as an unnamed...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
.
As of October 1, 2005, the city has an estimated population
Population
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of 31,080 and the density
Population density
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of 265.66 persons per km². The total area is 116.99 km².
The city was founded on March 1, 2004 from the merger of the towns of Awara and Kanazu, both from Sakai District
Sakai District, Fukui
Sakai was a district located in Fukui, Japan.As of October 1, 2005, the district had an estimated population of 92,312 and a density of 439.77 persons per km²...
.
Awara is a city famous for its onsen
Onsen
An is a term for hot springs in the Japanese language, though the term is often used to describe the bathing facilities and inns around the hot springs. As a volcanically active country, Japan has thousands of onsen scattered along its length and breadth...
. There are many in and around the city where one can go to have a bath and relax in the natural hotwater springs.
Elementary Schools
- Awara Elementary School (芦原小学校)
- Kanazu Elementary School (金津小学校)
- Hosorogi Elementary School (細呂木小学校)
- Kanazu Higashi Elementary School (金津東小学校)
- Yoshizaki Elementary School (吉崎小学校)
- Ii Elementary School (伊井小学校)
- Namimatsu Elementary School (波松小学校)