Gifu

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岐阜市
Gifu montage.jpg
Flag of Gifu
[1]
Location of Gifu in Gifu Prefecture
Location of Gifu in Gifu Prefecture
Coordinates: 35°25′23.6″N 136°45′38.8″E / 35.423222°N 136.760778°E / 35.423222; 136.760778Coordinates: 35°25′23.6″N 136°45′38.8″E / 35.423222°N 136.760778°E / 35.423222; 136.760778
CountryJapan
RegionChūbu
PrefectureGifu
Government
 • MayorShigemitsu Hosoe
Area
 • Total203.60 km2 (78.61 sq mi)
Population
 (December 1, 2017)
 • Total411,722 [2]
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
City symbols 
- TreeJapanese Chinquapin [3]
- FlowerScarlet Sage[3]
Phone number0581-22-2111
Address18 Imazawa-chō, Gifu-shi, Gifu-ken 500-8701
WebsiteOfficial website

It has been recognized as a core city since 1996.[6]

Gifu Media

References

  1. This official symbol pays homage to Gifu's original name, Inokuchi (井口).
  2. "Gifu City official home page" (in Japanese). City of Gifu. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  3. 3.0 3.1 "市のシンボル(市章、市の花・木)". City of Gifu Official Web Site (in Japanese). City of Gifu. Archived from the original on 26 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  4. Deal, William E. (2005). Handbook to Life in Medieval and Early Modern Japan, p. 70.
  5. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Gifu" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 246; "Chūbu" at p. 126.
  6. Jacobs, A.J. "Japan's Evolving Nested Municipal Hierarchy: The Race for Local Power in the 2000s," Urban Studies Research, Vol. 2011 (2011), p. 8 [PDF 8 of 14]; retrieved 2012-12-5.

Other websites

  Media related to Gifu at Wikimedia Commons