This article is about the former town of Sakai in Fukui Prefecture, Japan, now a part of the city of Sakai, Fukui. For other uses, see Sakai.
Sakai (坂井町 -chō?) was a town located in Sakai District, Fukui, Japan. As of 2003, the town of Sakai had an estimated population of 13,082 and a density of 412.68 persons per km². The total area was 31.70 km².
Merger
The town of Sakai (坂井町 Sakai-chō?) was merged into the city of Sakai (坂井市 Sakai-shi?) on March 20, 2006. However, there still is a Sakai-chō in the newly created city of Sakai, having the same borders as the old Sakai-chō.
