Fukui Prefecture

Fukui Prefecture 福井県
Prefecture
Flag Seal
Fukui Prefecture in Japan
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu
Capital	Fukui
Subdivisions	List Districts: 7 Municipalities: 17
Government
• Governor	Tatsuji Sugimoto
Area
• Total	4,191 km2 (1,618 sq mi)
Population  (October 1, 2020)
• Total	766,863
• Density	183.0/km2 (474/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
Postal code	910-8580
Area code	18000-9
ISO 3166 code	JP-18
Website	Official website

Fukui Prefecture (福井県, Fukui-ken) is a prefecture in the Chūbu region of Japan on the island of Honshū.^[1] The capital is the city of Fukui.^[2]

1. ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Fukui-ken" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 217; "Chūbu" at p. 126.
2. ↑ Nussbaum, "Fukui" at p. 217.