Gifu

Summary

Gifu is a core city of Japan^[1]. Gifu draws 888 Wikipedia views per month (core_city_of_japan category, ranking #15 of 47).^[2]

Key Facts

• Gifu is located in Gifu Prefecture^[3].
• Gifu is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Gifu is on the body of water Nagara River^[5].
• Gifu is on the body of water Mugi River^[6].
• Gifu is on the body of water Tsubo River^[7].
• Gifu is on the body of water Ijira River^[8].
• Gifu's head of government is recorded as Masanao Shibahashi^[9].
• Gifu's instance of is recorded as core city of Japan^[10].
• Gifu's instance of is recorded as prefectural capital of Japan^[11].
• Gifu's instance of is recorded as big city^[12].
• Gifu's instance of is recorded as city of Japan^[13].
• Gifu's instance of is recorded as city for international conferences and tourism^[14].
• Gifu's shares border with is recorded as Kakamigahara^[15].
• Gifu's shares border with is recorded as Seki^[16].
• Gifu's shares border with is recorded as Yamagata^[17].
• Gifu's shares border with is recorded as Motosu^[18].
• Gifu's shares border with is recorded as Hashima^[19].
• Gifu's shares border with is recorded as Ōgaki-shi^[20].
• Gifu's shares border with is recorded as Mizuho^[21].
• Gifu's shares border with is recorded as Kitagata^[22].
• Gifu's shares border with is recorded as Kasamatsu^[23].
• Gifu's shares border with is recorded as Ginan^[24].
• Qishan County is named after Gifu^[25].
• Qufu is named after Gifu^[26].
• Gifu's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cincinnati^[27].

Body

Geography

Gifu is in the country of Japan^[4]. Gifu is located in Gifu Prefecture^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Nagara River^[5], a river^[28], in Japan^[29]; Mugi River^[6], a river^[30], in Japan^[31]; Tsubo River^[7], a river^[32], in Japan^[33]; and Ijira River^[8], a river^[34], in Japan^[35]. Gifu is part of Gifu metropolitan area^[36].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+400118'}^[37], {'amount': '+406735'}^[38], and {'amount': '+413136'}^[39].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include core city of Japan^[10], prefectural capital of Japan^[11], big city^[12], city of Japan^[13], and city for international conferences and tourism^[14].

History and Context

July 1, 1889 marks the founding of Gifu^[40]. Things named after include Qishan County^[25], a county of China^[41], in People's Republic of China^[42] and Qufu^[26], a county-level city^[43], in People's Republic of China^[44].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Gifu include Gifu Prefecture^[45], a prefecture of Japan^[46], in Japan^[47], founded in 1872^[48].

Why It Matters

Gifu draws 888 Wikipedia views per month (core_city_of_japan category, ranking #15 of 47).^[2] Gifu has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[49]

Entities named for Gifu include Gifu Prefecture^[45], a prefecture of Japan^[46], in Japan^[47], founded in 1872^[48].