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'Onyū' (遠敷郡; -gun) was a district located in Fukui, Japan.
As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 11,088 and a density of 49.08 persons per km². The total area is 225.91 km².

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Towns and villages

Mergers

Towns and villages

★ Kaminaka

★ Natasho

Mergers

★ On March 31, 2005, the towns of Kaminaka and Mikata from Mikata District merged, forming the new town of Wakasa in Mikatakaminaka District.

★ On March 3, 2006, the village of Natasho merged into the town of Ōi from Ōi District. Onyū District was dissolved with this merger.