Oi, Fukui
Encyclopedia
is a town
located in Ōi District
, Fukui
, Japan
.
As of 2005, the town has an estimated population
of 9,216 and a density
of 43 persons per km². The total area is 212 km².
On March 3, 2006 the village of Natashō
, from Onyū District
, was merged into Ōi, which is since written with Hiragana
instead of Kanji
. Before the merger the town was written 大飯町.
Towns of Japan
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located in Ōi District
Oi District, Fukui
is a district located in Fukui, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 18,680 and a density of 133.18 persons per km². The total area is 140.26 km².-Merger:...
, 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
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As of 2005, the town has an estimated population
Population
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of 9,216 and a density
Population density
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of 43 persons per km². The total area is 212 km².
On March 3, 2006 the village of Natashō
Natasho, Fukui
was a village located in Onyū District, Fukui, Japan.On March 3, 2006 Natashō merged into the town of Ōi, in Ōi District.As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 2,818 and a density of 19.59 persons per km². The total area was 143.83 km²....
, from Onyū District
Onyu District, Fukui
was a district located in Wakasa Province, Fukui, Japan until 2005.The time before the dissolution, the district had an area of 143.83km² with an estimated population of 2,747 with an area of 1,088 and a density of 49.08 persons per square kilometer. The total area is 225.91 km²...
, was merged into Ōi, which is since written with Hiragana
Hiragana
is a Japanese syllabary, one basic component of the Japanese writing system, along with katakana, kanji, and the Latin alphabet . Hiragana and katakana are both kana systems, in which each character represents one mora...
instead of Kanji
Kanji
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. Before the merger the town was written 大飯町.