Gifu
city in the south-central portion of Gifu Prefecture, Japan
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]
Gifu
岐阜市 | |
|---|---|
 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 ![[1]](/wiki/File:Emblem_of_Gifu,_Gifu.svg) Seal | |
 Location of Gifu in Gifu Prefecture | |
  Gifu | |
| Coordinates: 35°25′23.6″N 136°45′38.8″E / 35.423222°N 136.760778°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūbu |
| Prefecture | Gifu |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Shigemitsu Hosoe |
| Area | |
| • Total | 203.60 km2 (78.61 sq mi) |
| Population (December 1, 2017) | |
| • Total | 411,722 [2] |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| City symbols | |
| - Tree | Japanese Chinquapin [3] |
| - Flower | Scarlet Sage[3] |
| Phone number | 0581-22-2111 |
| Address | 18 Imazawa-chō, Gifu-shi, Gifu-ken 500-8701 |
| Website | Official website |
It has been recognized as a core city since 1996.[6]
References
change- ↑ This official symbol pays homage to Gifu's original name, Inokuchi (井口).
- ↑ "Gifu City official home page" (in Japanese). City of Gifu. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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
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Media related to Gifu at Wikimedia Commons
- http://www.city.gifu.lg.jp/c/19110106/19110106.html Archived 2012-08-30 at the Wayback Machine; (in Japanese)
