Gifu岐阜市

Gifu-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.

Gifu (岐阜市, Gifu-shi) is a city in Gifu Prefecture. Population 402,557 (2020 census), area 203.6 km². Borders 10 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Gifu Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.

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Facts

Japanese name

岐阜市

Reading

Gifu-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Gifu 岐阜県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

402,557 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.0% from 406,735

Area

203.6 km²

Density

1,977 people per km²

Households

173,386

Under 15

11.7%

65 and over

29.6%

Foreign residents

8,378 (2.1%)

Code

21201 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.gifu.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

10 places share a land border with Gifu. Borders across water are not counted.

• Ogaki City大垣市
• Seki City関市
• Hashima City羽島市
• Kakamigahara City各務原市
• Yamagata City山県市
• Mizuho City瑞穂市
• Motosu City本巣市
• Ginan Town岐南町
• Kasamatsu Town笠松町
• Kitagata Town北方町

Questions about Gifu

Is Gifu a city or a prefecture?

Gifu (岐阜市) is a city (市, shi) in Gifu Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly. Gifu Prefecture (岐阜県) is the larger unit around it. On its own, the name usually means the city.

Where is Gifu?

Gifu is in Gifu Prefecture (岐阜県), in the Chūbu region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Gifu?

402,557 at the 2020 census, down 1.0% from 406,735 in 2015. The area is 203.6 km², which is 1,977 people per km². 173,386 households. 29.6% of residents are 65 or older and 11.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Gifu?

10: Ogaki City (大垣市), Seki City (関市), Hashima City (羽島市), Kakamigahara City (各務原市), Yamagata City (山県市), Mizuho City (瑞穂市), Motosu City (本巣市), Ginan Town (岐南町), Kasamatsu Town (笠松町), and Kitagata Town (北方町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Gifu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Gifu written in Japanese?

岐阜市, read Gifu-shi. The last character, 市 (shi), is the word for city, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Gifu begin?

岐阜県岐阜市… (Gifu-ken, Gifu-shi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.