Minamiechizen, Fukui

Town in Chūbu, Japan

Minamiechizen

南越前町

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Minamiechizen Town Hall

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Location of Minamiechizen in Fukui Prefecture

Minamiechizen

Coordinates: 35°50′6.3″N 136°11′40″E﻿ / ﻿35.835083°N 136.19444°E﻿ / 35.835083; 136.19444
Country| Japan
Region| Chūbu (Hokuriku)
Prefecture| Fukui
District| Nanjō
Area

• Total| 343.69 km2 (132.70 sq mi)
Population

(July 2018)

• Total| 10,745
• Density| 31/km2 (81/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Phone number| 0778-47-3000
Address| Minamiechizen-chō, Nanjō-gun, Fukui-ken 919-0292
Climate| Cfa
Website| www.town.minamiechizen.lg.jp
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The old shukuba of Itadori, one of the "100 secluded villages in Japan"

Minamiechizen (南越前町, Minamiechizen-chō) is a town located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 July 2018[update], the town had an estimated population of 10,745 in 3,470 households and a population density of 31 persons per km².[1] The total area of the town was 343.69 square kilometres (132.70 sq mi).

## Geography[edit]

Minamiechizen is located in central Fukui Prefecture, bordered by Gifu Prefecture to the west, Shiga Prefecture to the south and the Sea of Japan to the west. Parts of the coastal area of the town are within the borders of the Echizen-Kaga Kaigan Quasi-National Park.

### Neighbouring municipalities[edit]

* Fukui Prefecture
* Tsuruga
* Echizen
* Ikeda
* Echizen (town)
* Shiga Prefecture
* Nagahama
* Gifu Prefecture
* Ibigawa

### Climate[edit]

Minamiechizen has a Humid climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm, wet summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Minamiechizen is 13.1 °C (55.6 °F). The average annual rainfall is 2,608.2 mm (102.69 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.4 °C (77.7 °F), and lowest in January, at around 1.7 °C (35.1 °F).[2] Parts of the town are located within the extremely heavy snowfall area of Japan.

Climate data for Imajō, Minamiechizen (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1978−present)

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Record high °C (°F)  | 17.9
(64.2)  | 18.5
(65.3)  | 23.5
(74.3)  | 30.3
(86.5)  | 33.0
(91.4)  | 33.9
(93.0)  | 36.8
(98.2)  | 36.9
(98.4)  | 35.6
(96.1)  | 30.7
(87.3)  | 25.4
(77.7)  | 22.5
(72.5)  | 36.9
(98.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)  | 5.4
(41.7)  | 6.2
(43.2)  | 10.9
(51.6)  | 17.5
(63.5)  | 22.5
(72.5)  | 25.7
(78.3)  | 29.4
(84.9)  | 31.1
(88.0)  | 26.6
(79.9)  | 20.9
(69.6)  | 15.0
(59.0)  | 8.5
(47.3)  | 18.3
(65.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)  | 1.7
(35.1)  | 1.9
(35.4)  | 5.4
(41.7)  | 11.3
(52.3)  | 16.4
(61.5)  | 20.4
(68.7)  | 24.4
(75.9)  | 25.4
(77.7)  | 21.2
(70.2)  | 15.3
(59.5)  | 9.6
(49.3)  | 4.3
(39.7)  | 13.1
(55.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)  | −1.0
(30.2)  | −1.4
(29.5)  | 0.7
(33.3)  | 5.4
(41.7)  | 10.7
(51.3)  | 15.9
(60.6)  | 20.5
(68.9)  | 21.2
(70.2)  | 17.2
(63.0)  | 10.9
(51.6)  | 5.2
(41.4)  | 1.0
(33.8)  | 8.9
(48.0)
Record low °C (°F)  | −11.8
(10.8)  | −12.0
(10.4)  | −8.2
(17.2)  | −3.3
(26.1)  | 0.4
(32.7)  | 6.0
(42.8)  | 12.2
(54.0)  | 11.5
(52.7)  | 6.1
(43.0)  | 0.5
(32.9)  | −2.1
(28.2)  | −6.7
(19.9)  | −12.0
(10.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)  | 317.9
(12.52)  | 187.1
(7.37)  | 177.5
(6.99)  | 145.8
(5.74)  | 151.8
(5.98)  | 173.8
(6.84)  | 254.9
(10.04)  | 182.0
(7.17)  | 224.5
(8.84)  | 182.7
(7.19)  | 229.9
(9.05)  | 380.4
(14.98)  | 2,608.2
(102.69)
Average snowfall cm (inches)  | 177
(70)  | 143
(56)  | 43
(17)  | 0
(0)  | 0
(0)  | 0
(0)  | 0
(0)  | 0
(0)  | 0
(0)  | 0
(0)  | 1
(0.4)  | 79
(31)  | 442
(174)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 22.1  | 17.6  | 15.7  | 13.1  | 11.6  | 12.7  | 13.5  | 10.6  | 12.5  | 12.6  | 15.7  | 21.6  | 179.3
Average snowy days (≥ 3 cm) | 15.9  | 14.6  | 4.8  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0.1  | 7.4  | 42.8
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 54.9  | 75.7  | 121.7  | 167.8  | 192.8  | 140.8  | 149.3  | 191.0  | 135.9  | 135.7  | 105.7  | 65.7  | 1,526.6
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[3][2]

## Demographics[edit]

Per Japanese census data,[4] the population of Minamiechizen has declined over the past 50 years.

Historical populationYear| Pop.| ±%

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1970 | 14,442| —
1980 | 13,820| −4.3%
1990 | 13,804| −0.1%
2000 | 13,221| −4.2%
2010 | 11,551| −12.6%
2020 | 10,002| −13.4%

## History[edit]

Minamiechizen is part of ancient Echizen Province. During the Edo period, the area was mostly part of the holdings of Fukui Domain and Nishio Domain under the Tokugawa shogunate. Following the Meiji restoration, and the establishment of the modern municipalities it was organised into part of Nanjō District in Fukui Prefecture. Minamiechizen was formed on 1 January 2005, by the merger of the two former towns of Imajō and Nanjō, and the former village of Kōno (all from Nanjō District).

## Economy[edit]

The economy of Minamiechizen is mixed, with agriculture and commercial fishing prominent.

## Education[edit]

Minamiechizen has four public elementary schools and there middle schools operated by the city government. The town does not have public high school.

## Transportation[edit]

### Railway[edit]

JR West surrendered ownership of the Hokuriku Main Line in Minamiechizen to third-sector company Hapi-line Fukui on 16 March 2024.[5] Hapi-line Fukui

* Minami-Imajō, Imajō, Yunoo,  Nanjō

### Highway[edit]

* National Route 8
* National Route 305
* National Route 365
* National Route 417
* National Route 476

## Local attractions[edit]

* Echizen-Kaga Kaigan Quasi-National Park
* Somayama Castle, National Historic Site

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Official statistics of Minamiechizen" (in Japanese). Japan: Minamiechizen town. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
2. ^ a b 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
3. ^ 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
4. ^ Minamiechizen population statistics
5. ^ "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.

## External links[edit]

* Media related to Minamiechizen, Fukui at Wikimedia Commons
* Official website (in Japanese)
* Minamiechizen Tourism website (in Japanese)

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* Echizen
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* Imadate District
* Ikeda
* Mikata District
* Mihama
* Mikatakaminaka District
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* Nyū District
* Echizen
* Ōi District
* Ōi
* Takahama
* Yoshida District
* Eiheiji

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* Asuwa District
* Ōno District
* Onyū District
* Sakai District
* Tsuruga District

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