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Sakai, Fukui
Sakai (坂井市, Sakai-shi) is a city located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. As of 10 May 2018, the city had an estimated population of 92,210 in 31,509 households and a population density of 550 persons per km. The total area of the city was 209.67 square kilometres (80.95 sq mi).

Geography

Sakai is located in far northern Fukui Prefecture, bordered by the city of Awara and Ishikawa Prefecture to the north and the Sea of Japan to the northeast, The city of Fukui borders the city to the south. The Kuzuryū River flows through the city.

Neighbouring municipalities

Climate

Sakai has a Humid climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm, wet summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Sakai is 14.3 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2476 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.9 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.8 °C.

Climate data for Mikuni, Sakai (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1978−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 16.4
(61.5) 		20.0
(68.0) 		23.8
(74.8) 		28.8
(83.8) 		33.4
(92.1) 		33.8
(92.8) 		38.9
(102.0) 		39.7
(103.5) 		37.6
(99.7) 		32.3
(90.1) 		26.3
(79.3) 		21.8
(71.2) 		39.7
(103.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 6.9
(44.4) 		7.4
(45.3) 		11.0
(51.8) 		16.3
(61.3) 		21.1
(70.0) 		24.3
(75.7) 		28.4
(83.1) 		30.2
(86.4) 		26.2
(79.2) 		21.0
(69.8) 		15.5
(59.9) 		9.8
(49.6) 		18.2
(64.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 3.5
(38.3) 		3.7
(38.7) 		6.7
(44.1) 		11.8
(53.2) 		16.7
(62.1) 		20.5
(68.9) 		24.7
(76.5) 		26.2
(79.2) 		22.3
(72.1) 		16.8
(62.2) 		11.2
(52.2) 		6.1
(43.0) 		14.2
(57.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 0.5
(32.9) 		0.4
(32.7) 		2.7
(36.9) 		7.5
(45.5) 		12.8
(55.0) 		17.4
(63.3) 		21.9
(71.4) 		23.0
(73.4) 		18.8
(65.8) 		13.0
(55.4) 		7.3
(45.1) 		2.8
(37.0) 		10.7
(51.2)
Record low °C (°F) −6.8
(19.8) 		−6.8
(19.8) 		−4.0
(24.8) 		−1.6
(29.1) 		3.4
(38.1) 		9.4
(48.9) 		14.4
(57.9) 		11.2
(52.2) 		9.0
(48.2) 		2.5
(36.5) 		−0.5
(31.1) 		−4.4
(24.1) 		−6.8
(19.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 206.9
(8.15) 		123.6
(4.87) 		138.3
(5.44) 		125.0
(4.92) 		139.8
(5.50) 		155.4
(6.12) 		228.4
(8.99) 		147.1
(5.79) 		218.2
(8.59) 		159.8
(6.29) 		182.8
(7.20) 		253.9
(10.00) 		2,079.2
(81.86)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 23.4 18.1 15.5 11.6 10.6 10.7 12.0 8.8 11.6 12.5 16.6 23.4 174.8
Mean monthly sunshine hours 56.5 93.3 152.0 190.0 213.4 170.4 179.6 228.9 165.4 158.3 107.0 65.1 1,777.1
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency
Climate data for Harue, Fukui (2003−2020 normals, extremes 2003−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 15.7
(60.3) 		20.7
(69.3) 		24.2
(75.6) 		31.1
(88.0) 		34.3
(93.7) 		34.2
(93.6) 		39.0
(102.2) 		37.5
(99.5) 		37.2
(99.0) 		32.5
(90.5) 		26.5
(79.7) 		23.8
(74.8) 		39.0
(102.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 6.6
(43.9) 		7.7
(45.9) 		11.9
(53.4) 		17.6
(63.7) 		22.9
(73.2) 		26.2
(79.2) 		29.8
(85.6) 		31.8
(89.2) 		27.7
(81.9) 		22.0
(71.6) 		16.1
(61.0) 		9.6
(49.3) 		19.2
(66.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 3.1
(37.6) 		3.8
(38.8) 		7.1
(44.8) 		12.4
(54.3) 		18.0
(64.4) 		22.0
(71.6) 		25.8
(78.4) 		27.2
(81.0) 		23.1
(73.6) 		17.1
(62.8) 		11.5
(52.7) 		5.9
(42.6) 		14.8
(58.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 0.2
(32.4) 		0.3
(32.5) 		2.6
(36.7) 		7.3
(45.1) 		13.4
(56.1) 		18.3
(64.9) 		22.5
(72.5) 		23.6
(74.5) 		19.3
(66.7) 		12.9
(55.2) 		7.5
(45.5) 		2.6
(36.7) 		10.9
(51.6)
Record low °C (°F) −6.9
(19.6) 		−6.8
(19.8) 		−3.4
(25.9) 		−1.9
(28.6) 		4.3
(39.7) 		9.8
(49.6) 		17.1
(62.8) 		15.1
(59.2) 		11.0
(51.8) 		3.9
(39.0) 		−0.2
(31.6) 		−5.9
(21.4) 		−6.9
(19.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 180.7
(7.11) 		112.4
(4.43) 		129.5
(5.10) 		125.5
(4.94) 		136.3
(5.37) 		139.8
(5.50) 		241.4
(9.50) 		148.8
(5.86) 		225.3
(8.87) 		157.0
(6.18) 		167.2
(6.58) 		278.5
(10.96) 		2,029.9
(79.92)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 21.7 15.3 14.6 11.5 10.3 10.1 12.7 9.0 11.9 11.8 16.1 23.2 168.2
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Sakai has recently plateaued after a long period of growth. Sakai is the second most populous city in Fukui Prefecture. The Harue and Maruoka neighborhoods in the southern part of the city function as commuter towns for the city of Fukui.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1970 68,797—    
1980 75,983+10.4%
1990 83,372+9.7%
2000 91,173+9.4%
2010 91,900+0.8%
2020 88,481−3.7%

History

Sakai is part of the ancient Echizen Province. The semi-legendary Kofun period Emperor Keitai is said to have come from the area that is now the Maruoka neighbourhood of Sakai. During the Edo period, the area was divided between the holdings of the Maruoka Domain, Fukui Domain and tenryō holdings directly under control of the Tokugawa shogunate. Following the Meiji restoration, the area was organised into part of Sakai District in Fukui Prefecture. The epicentre of the 1948 Fukui earthquake was in Maruoka. The towns of Mikuni and Maruoka were created with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. The village of Harue was raised to town status on April 3, 1942. The village of Sakai was created on March 1, 1955 by the merger of the villages of Higashi-Jūgō, Hyōgo and Ōseki. It was raised to town status on April 1, 1961. The modern city of Sakai was established on March 20, 2006, from the merger of the former town of Sakai with the towns of Harue, Maruoka and Mikuni. Sakai District was dissolved as a result of this merger.

Government

Sakai has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 26 members.

Education

Sakai has 19 public elementary schools and five middle schools operated by the city government, and three public high school operated by the Fukui Prefectural Board of Education. The prefectural also operates one special education school.

High schools

  • Maruoka Senior High School
  • Mikuni Senior High School
  • Sakai Senior High School

Transportation

Airport

Railway

As of 16 March 2024, JR West no longer operates in Sakai as its operations on the Hokuriku Main Line were transferred to third-sector company Hapi-line Fukui.

Highway

Local attractions

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "Sakai City Population Statistics" (in Japanese). Japan: Sakai City. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  2. ^ Sakai climate data
  3. ^ 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  4. ^ 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  5. ^ 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  6. ^ 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  7. ^ Sakai population statistics
  8. ^ http://www.seisvol.kishou.go.jp/cgi-bin/shindo_db.cgi?from_YYYY=1948&from_MM=01&from_DD=01&from_hh=00&from_mm=00&to_YYYY=1949&to_MM=01&to_DD=01&to_hh=24&to_mm=00&ORG_PID=24403&pref=40&minimum_shindo=7&station=9999999&max_count=5&PARAM_OK_DATE=%B8%A1%BA%F
  9. ^ "並行在来線「ハピラインふくい」開業 記念グッズに目輝かせるファンも" [Parallel conventional line "Hapi-Line Fukui" opens as commemorative goods go on sale]. Fukui Keizai Shimbun. 16 March 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
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