Ōi District, Fukui

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Ōi (大飯郡, Ōi-gun) is a district located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 18,680 with a density of 133.18 persons per km². The total area is 140.26 km².

Municipalities[edit]

The district consists of two towns:

Ōi^[a]
Takahama^[a]

Notes

^ ^a ^b Classified as a town.

History[edit]

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Map showing original extent of Ōi District in Fukui Prefecture:

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

Ōi-machi
Takahama-machi

District Timeline[edit]

Recent mergers[edit]

On March 3, 2006 - The village of Natashō (from Onyū District) was merged into the expanded town of Ōi.

v t e Fukui Prefecture
Fukui (capital)
Core city	Fukui
Cities	Awara Echizen Katsuyama Obama Ōno Sabae Sakai Tsuruga
Districts	Imadate District Ikeda Mikata District Mihama Mikatakaminaka District Wakasa Nanjō District Minamiechizen Nyū District Echizen Ōi District Ōi Takahama Yoshida District Eiheiji
Former Districts	Asuwa District Ōno District Onyū District Sakai District Tsuruga District
List of mergers in Fukui Prefecture