Gifu

Gifu (岐阜市, Gifu-shi) is a city in the Chūbu region of Japan on the island of Honshu.[4] It is the capital city of Gifu Prefecture.[5]

岐阜市
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Flag of
[1]
Location of Gifu in Gifu Prefecture
Location of Gifu in Gifu Prefecture
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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) (1 December 2017)City of Gifu. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  3. 3.0 3.1 市のシンボル(市章、市の花・木) (in Japanese). City of Gifu Official Web SiteCity of Gifu. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  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