Echizen
越前町 | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Echizen_Town_Hall.jpg) Echizen Town Hall | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Flag_of_Echizen,_Fukui_(town).svg) Flag &sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Emblem_of_Echizen_Town,_Fukui.svg) Seal | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Echizen_town_in_Fukui_Prefecture_Ja.svg) Location of Echizen town in Fukui Prefecture | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Japan_location_map_with_side_map_of_the_Ryukyu_Islands.svg)  Echizen | |
| Coordinates: 35°58′27.3″N 136°7′47.2″E / 35.974250°N 136.129778°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūbu (Hokuriku) |
| Prefecture | Fukui |
| District | Nyū |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Yoshihiko Aoyagi (March 2021) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 153.15 km2 (59.13 sq mi) |
| Population (April 2018) | |
| • Total | 20,709 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (350/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| City symbols | |
| -Tree | Bamboo |
| -Flower | Daffodil |
| -Bird | Common gull |
| Phone number | 0778-34-1234 |
| Address | Echizen-chō, Nyū-gun, Fukui-ken 916-0192 |
| Website | www |
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Echizen (越前町, Echizen-chō) is a town located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 April 2018[update], the town had an estimated population of 20,709 and the population density of 140 persons per km2. The total area of the town was 153.15 square kilometres (59.13 sq mi).