Kōno, Fukui  As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 2,114 and a density of 42.72 persons per km². The total area was 49.48 km². On January 1, 2005, Kōno, along with the towns of Imajō and Nanjō (all from Nanjō District), was merged to create the town of Minamiechizen. As of this merger, the town of Nanjō no longer exists as an independent municipality.