Gifu, Gifu
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| Gifu 岐阜 |
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| 岐阜市 · Gifu City | |||
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| Coordinates: 35°25′N 136°46′E / 35.417°N 136.767°ECoordinates: 35°25′N 136°46′E / 35.417°N 136.767°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Chūbu region | ||
| Prefecture | Gifu Prefecture | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Shigemitsu Hosoe | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 202.89 km2 (78.34 sq mi) | ||
| Population (July 2011) | |||
| • Total | 412,895 | ||
| • Density | 2,035.07/km2 (5,270.80/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
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| - Tree | Japanese Chinquapin | ||
| - Flower | Scarlet Sage | ||
| Phone number | 058-265-4141 | ||
| Address | 18 Imazawa-chō, Gifu-shi, Gifu-ken 500-8701 |
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| Website | www.city.gifu.lg.jp | ||
Gifu (岐阜市 Gifu-shi) is a city in the Chūbu region of Japan on the island of Honshu.[1] It is the capital city of Gifu Prefecture.[2]
It has been recognized as a core city since 1996.[3]
References [change]
- ↑ Deal, William E. (2005). Handbook to Life in Medieval and Early Modern Japan, p. 70.
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Gifu" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 246; "Chūbu" at p. 126.
- ↑ 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 [change]
Media related to Gifu, Gifu at Wikimedia Commons- Gifu City website (English); (Japanese)
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