title: Sakai District, Fukui
text: # Sakai District, Fukui
  
  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 $km^2.$ The total area is 209.91 $km^2.$
  
  ## Municipalities
  
  Prior to its dissolution, the district consisted of six towns:
  
  * Awara
  * Harue
  * Kanazu
  * Maruoka
  * Mikuni
  * Sakai
  
  ### Notes
  
  * 1 2 3 4 5 6 Classified as a town.
  
  ## History
  
  ### Recent mergers
  
  * On March 1, 2004 - The former town of Awara absorbed the town of Kanazu to form the city of Awara.
  * On March 20, 2006 - The former town of Sakai absorbed the towns of Harue, Maruoka and Mikuni to form the city of Sakai. Sakai District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
  