Gifu

Gifu
岐阜市
Core city
Clockwise from top left: Cormorant fishing in Nagara River, Gifu Great Buddha Statue, View of Nagara River and Mount Kinka, Gifu City Tower 43, View of downtown Gifu from Mount Kinka panorama road, Gifu Castle
Clockwise from top left: Cormorant fishing in Nagara River, Gifu Great Buddha Statue, View of Nagara River and Mount Kinka, Gifu City Tower 43, View of downtown Gifu from Mount Kinka panorama road, Gifu Castle
Flag of Gifu
Flag
[1]
Seal
Location of Gifu in Gifu Prefecture
Location of Gifu in Gifu Prefecture
Gifu is located in Japan
Gifu
Gifu
 
Coordinates: 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

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]

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

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.
  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.
  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.

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