Minamiechizen, Fukui

Minamiechizen is a town located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan., the town had an estimated population of 10,745 in 3,470 households and a population density of 31 persons per km². The total area of the town was .

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Geography

Minamiechizen is located in central Fukui Prefecture, bordered by Gifu Prefecture to the west, Shiga Prefecture to the south and the Sea of Japan to the west. Parts of the coastal area of the town are within the borders of the Echizen-Kaga Kaigan Quasi-National Park.

Neighbouring municipalities

Gifu Prefecture
*Ibigawa
Fukui Prefecture
*Echizen
*Echizen (town)
*Ikeda
*Tsuruga
Shiga Prefecture
*Nagahama

Climate

Minamiechizen has a Humid climate characterized by warm, wet summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Minamiechizen is. The average annual rainfall is with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around, and lowest in January, at around. Parts of the town are located within the extremely heavy snowfall area of Japan.

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Minamiechizen has declined over the past 50 years.

History

Minamiechizen is part of ancient Echizen Province. During the Edo period, the area was mostly part of the holdings of Fukui Domain and Nishio Domain under the Tokugawa shogunate. Following the Meiji restoration, and the establishment of the modern municipalities it was organised into part of Nanjō District in Fukui Prefecture. Minamiechizen was formed on 1 January 2005, by the merger of the two former towns of Imajō and Nanjō, and the former village of Kōno.

Economy

The economy of Minamiechizen is mixed, with agriculture and commercial fishing prominent.

Education

Minamiechizen has four public elementary schools and there middle schools operated by the city government. The town does not have public high school.

Transportation

Railway

JR West surrendered ownership of the Hokuriku Main Line in Minamiechizen to third-sector company Hapi-line Fukui on 16 March 2024.
Hapi-line Fukui