Gifu Prefecture

**Gifu Prefecture (岐阜県 *Gifu-ken*)**

Capital	Gifu (city)
Region	Chubu
Island	Honshu
Governor	Hajime Furuta
Area	10,598.18 km² (7^th)
- % water	0.2%
Population (October 1, 2000)
- Population	2,107,687 (18^th)
- Density	199 /km²
Districts	9
Municipalities	44
ISO 3166-2	JP-21
Web site	www.pref.gifu.lg.jp
Prefectural Symbols
- Flower	Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus)
- Tree	Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
- Bird	Rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta)
Symbol of Gifu Prefecture

Gifu Prefecture (岐阜県 Gifu-ken), is located in the Chubu region of central Japan. The capital is the city of Gifu.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Economy
4 Demographics
5 Culture
6 Tourism
7 Prefectural symbols
8 Miscellaneous topics
9 External links

History

Gifu prefecture consists of the old provinces of Hida and Mino.

Geography

It is landlocked and is located north of Aichi in the mountains. Most of the northern and eastern part of the prefecture is dominated by high mountains, and most of the population lives in the south, near the Nagoya metropolitan area.

Cities

Towns and villages

These are the towns and villages in each district.

Anpachi District
- Anpachi
- Goudo
- Sunomata
- Wanouchi
Fuwa District
- Sekigahara
- Tarui
Hashima District
- Ginan
- Kasamatsu

Ibi District
- Ibigawa
- Ikeda
- Ono
Kamo District
- Hichisou
- Higashishirakawa
- Kawabe
- Sakahogi
- Shirakawa
- Tomika
- Yaotsu

Mergers

(as of Jan 24, 2006)

On April 1, 2003 the towns and villages of Ijira, Miyama, and Takatomi from Yamagata District (dissolved by this action) merged, forming the city of Yamagata.

On May 1, 2003, the towns of Hodzumi and Sunami merged to form the new city of Mizuho.

On February 1, 2004 the towns of Itonuki, Motosu, Neo, and Shinsei from Motosu District merged to form the new city of Motosu.

On February 1, 2004 the towns of Furukawa, Miyagawa, Kawai, and Kamioka from Yoshiki District merged to form the new city of Hida.

On March 1, 2004 all seven towns and villages from the former Gujo District (dissolved by this action) merged, forming the city of Gujo. The towns and villages that merged were Hachiman, Meihou, Minami, Shitori, Takasu, Wara, and Yamato.

On March 1, 2004 all four towns and the village from the former Mashita District (dissolved by this action) merged, forming the city of Gero. The towns and village that merged were Gero (town), Hagiwara, Kanayama, Kosaka, and Maze.

On October 25, 2004 four towns and a village from Ena District merged into the expanded city of Ena. The municipalities involved in this merger were Akechi, Iwamura, Kamiyahagi, Kushihara, and Yamaoka.

On November 1, 2004 the former town of Kawashima from Hashima District merged into the expanded city of Kakamigahara.

On November 1, 2004 the former town of Kawashima from Hashima District merged into the expanded city of Kakamigahara.

On January 31, 2005 five villages from Ibi District merged into the expanded town of Ibigawa. The villages involved in this merger were Fujihashi, Kasuga, Kuze, Sakauchi, and Tanigumi.

On February 1, 2005 nine towns and villages from Ono District and the former Yoshiki District (dissolved by this action) merged into the expanded city of Takayama. The towns and villages participating in this merger were, from Ono District, Asahi, Kiyomi, Kuguno, Miya, Nyukawa, Shokawa, and Takane, and, from Yoshiki District, Kamitakara and Kokufu.

On February 7, 2005 five towns and villages from the former Mugi District (dissolved by this action) merged into the expanded city of Seki. The towns and villages involved in this merger were Horado, Itadori, Kaminoho, Mugegawa, and Mugi.

On February 13, 2005 six towns and villages from the former Ena District (dissolved by this action) merged into the expanded city of Nakatsugawa. The towns and villages involved in this merger were Fukuoka, Hirukawa, Kashimo, Kawaue, Sakashita, and Tsukechi.

On March 28, 2005 the towns of Hirata, Kaizu and Nannou from Kaizu District merged into the new city of Kaizu. Kaizu District was dissolved as a result of this merger.

On May 1, 2005 the town of Kaneyama from Kani District merged into the city of Kani.

On January 1, 2006 the town of Yanaizu from Hashima District merged into the city of Gifu.

On January 23, 2006 the town of Kasahara from Toki District merged into the city of Tajimi. Toki District was dissolved as a result of this merger.

Economy

Gifu's economy includes many traditional industries such as agriculture and woodworking, but it is dominated by manufacturing industries extending from the Nagoya area, such as aerospace and automotive industry. A major characteristic of Gifu's industry is a wealth of small component manufacturers, such as precision machining, die and mold making, and plastic forming.

Demographics

Culture

Tourism

Prefectural symbols

Miscellaneous topics

External links

Gifu Prefecture

Cities

Districts

See also: Towns and villages by district

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Gifu Prefecture

Contents

History

Geography

Cities

Towns and villages

Mergers

Economy

Demographics

Culture

Tourism

Prefectural symbols

Miscellaneous topics

External links