Takefu
Takefu was a city located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. The city was established on April 1, 1948. As of 2003, the city had an estimated population of 73,662 and a density of 397.49 persons per km2; about half the population lived in the urban center and half spread among smaller towns and tiny villages spread out among agricultural plains and more remote mountainous areas.- Type: Locality with 75,800 residents
- Description: dissolved municipality in Fukui prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Takebo”, “Takebu”, “Takefu, Fukui”, and “Takehu”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Takefu Station and Kitago.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sabae.
Takefu
- Category: dissolved municipality of Japan
- Location: Echizen, Fukui, Chubu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.9039° or 35° 54′ 14″ north
Longitude
136.1669° or 136° 10′ 1″ east
Population
75,800
Elevation
34 metres (112 feet)
Open location code
8Q7RW538+HP
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Welsh—“Takefu” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Takefu”
- Cebuano: “Takefu”
- Chinese: “武生市”
- Dutch: “Takefu”
- French: “Takefu”
- Irish: “Takefu”
- Japanese: “武生市”
- Korean: “다케후시”
- Malagasy: “Takefu”
- Polish: “Takefu”
- Portuguese: “Takefu”
- Romanian: “Takefu”
- Tagalog: “Takefu, Fukui”
- Tagalog: “Takepu”
- Tajik: “Takefu”
- Tajik: “Такефу”
- Welsh: “Takefu”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Echizen and Ajimano.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Takefu-shin Station and Nishitakefu-eki.
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