Asuwa District, Fukui

Asuwa (足羽郡, Asuwa-gun) was a district located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

The time before the dissolution, the district had an estimated population of 5,044 with a density of 36.62 persons per km2.

The total area was 137.73 km2.

Prior to its dissolution, the district consisted of only one town:[1] The district was first established in 1878, with a county office in Fukui Sakae-cho that governed both Asuwa and Yoshida Districts.

Map showing original extent of Asuwa District in Fukui Prefecture :

* yellow - areas formerly within the district borders during the early Meiji period
Asuwa-gun as established in 1889, with modern Fukui-shi in purple.