Echizen

Echizen is a town located in , Japan. As of 1 April 2026, the town had an estimated population of 19,394 in 7,261 households, and a population density of 153 persons per km2. The total area of the town was 153.13 square kilometres.
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  • Type: Town with 22,600 residents
  • Description: town in Nyū district, Fukui prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Echizen-cho”, “Echizen, Fukui”, “Ečidzeno miestelis (Fukujus)”, and “Этидзэн (посёлок)”
  • Postal code: 916-0192
  • Neighbors: , , and

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sabae.

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is a city located in , Japan.

Echizen

Latitude
35.9748° or 35° 58′ 29″ north
Longitude
136.1235° or 136° 7′ 25″ east
Population
22,600
Elevation
169 metres (554 feet)
Open location code
8Q7RX4FF+W9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1891567806
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1864252
Wiki­data ID
Q1280737
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Echizen” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “إتشيزين”
  • Asturian: “Echizen”
  • Azerbaijani: “Eçizen”
  • Catalan: “Echizen”
  • Chinese: “越前町”
  • Czech: “Ečizen”
  • Dutch: “Echizen”
  • French: “Echizen”
  • German: “Echizen”
  • Hungarian: “Ecsizen”
  • Indonesian: “Echizen, Fukui (kota kecil)”
  • Indonesian: “Echizen, Fukui”
  • Irish: “Echizen”
  • Italian: “Echizen”
  • Japanese: “Echizen-chō”
  • Japanese: “えちぜんちょう”
  • Japanese: “越前町”
  • Korean: “에치젠정”
  • Korean: “에치젠초”
  • Lithuanian: “Ečidzenas (miestelis, Fukujus)”
  • Lithuanian: “Ečidzenas”
  • Malay: “Echizen, Fukui”
  • Malay: “Echizen”
  • Persian: “اچیزن، فوکوئی”
  • Persian: “اچیزن”
  • Polish: “Echizen (Nyū)”
  • Polish: “Echizen”
  • Portuguese: “Echizen-chou”
  • Portuguese: “Echizen”
  • Russian: “Этидзен (посёлок)”
  • Russian: “Этидзен”
  • Spanish: “Echizen”
  • Swedish: “Echizen”
  • Tagalog: “Echizen, Fukui”
  • Tagalog: “Echizen”
  • Thai: “เอจิเซ็ง”
  • Turkish: “Echizen”
  • Ukrainian: “Етідзен”
  • Ukrainian: “Ечідзен (Ню, Фукуй)”
  • Urdu: “ایچی زن، فوکوئی (قصبہ)”
  • Urdu: “ایچی زن، فوکوئی”

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