Maruoka (Fukui)
| Maruoka-chō (incorporated) 丸 岡 町 |
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| Geographical location in Japan | |||
| Region : | Chūbu | ||
| Prefecture : | Fukui | ||
| Coordinates : | 36 ° 9 ' N , 136 ° 16' E | ||
| Basic data | |||
| Incorporated on: | 20 Mar 2006 | ||
| Incorporated in: | Sakai | ||
| Surface: | 107.36 km² | ||
| Residents : | 32,456 (32456) |
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| Population density : | 302 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Community key : | 18364-4 | ||
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| Tree : | maple | ||
| Flower : | Japanese iris | ||
| town hall | |||
| Address : |
Maruoka Town Hall 12 - 21 - 1 , Nishi-Sato Maruoka Maruoka -chō, Sakai-gun Fukui 910-0292 |
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| Website URL: | http://www.town.maruoka.fukui.jp ( Memento from December 30, 2004 in the Internet Archive ) | ||
Maruoka ( Japanese 丸 岡 町 , - chō , literally: round hill ) was a city in Sakai-gun in the Japanese prefecture of Fukui .
history
The city was incorporated into Sakai on March 20, 2006 .
Attractions
Maruoka Castle is located in Maruoka, which was built in 1576 . Although only the main tower remains, it is the oldest surviving castle in Japan.
Web link
Commons : Maruoka Castle - Collection of images, videos and audio files
