Sakai (坂井郡, Sakai-gun) was a district located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

As of October 1, 2005, the district had an estimated population of 92,312 with a density of 439.77 persons per km². The total area is 209.91 km².

Municipalities

Prior to its dissolution, the district consisted of six towns:

• Awara^{[lower-alpha 1]}
• Harue^{[lower-alpha 1]}
• Kanazu^{[lower-alpha 1]}
• Maruoka^{[lower-alpha 1]}
• Mikuni^{[lower-alpha 1]}
• Sakai^{[lower-alpha 1]}

Notes

History

Map showing original extent of Sakai District in Fukui Prefecture:

* yellow - areas formerly within the district borders during the early Meiji period

Colored areas are in this district.

See also

• List of dissolved districts of Japan