Gifu Prefecture
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Summary
Gifu Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan[1]. It draws 7,594 Wikipedia views per month (prefecture of japan category, ranking #28 of 49).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Japan[3]
- Country: Japan[4]
- Head of government: Yoshihide Esaki[5]
- Capital: Gifu[6]
- Shares border with: Aichi Prefecture[7], Fukui Prefecture[8], Ishikawa Prefecture[9], Mie Prefecture[10], Nagano Prefecture[11], Shiga Prefecture[12], Toyama Prefecture[13]
- Anthem: Gifu Kenmin no Uta[14]
- Named after: Gifu[15]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Gifu[16], Ōgaki-shi[17], Takayama[18], Tajimi[19], Seki[20], Nakatsugawa[21], Mino[22], Mizunami[23], Hashima[24], Ena[25], Minokamo[26], Toki[27], Kakamigahara[28], Kani[29]
- Flag: flag of Gifu prefecture[30]
- Twinned administrative body: Jiangxi[31], Kagoshima Prefecture[32]
- Legislative body: Gifu Prefectural Assembly[33]
- Executive body: Gifu prefectural government[34]
- Commons category: Gifu prefecture[35]
- Located in time zone: UTC+09:00[36], Japan Standard Time[37]
- Archives at: Gifu Prefectural Archives[38]
- Inception: January 2, 1872[39]
- Highest point: Hotaka Mountains[40]
- Coordinate location: 35.391194444444444, 136.72219444444445[41]
- Mascot: Minamo[42]
- Official website: https://www.pref.gifu.lg.jp/[43], https://www.pref.gifu.lg.jp/site/english/[44], https://www.pref.gifu.lg.jp/site/chinese/[45], https://www.pref.gifu.lg.jp/site/tagalog/[46]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Gifu Prefecture include Sangi Railway[47], a rail company (Japan)[48], in Japan[49], founded in 1928[50], headquartered in Tomida[51] and Gifu Station[52], a railway station[53], in Japan[54], founded in 1887[55].
Why It Matters
Gifu Prefecture has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]
Entities named for it include Sangi Railway[47], a rail company (Japan)[48], in Japan[49], founded in 1928[50], headquartered in Tomida[51] and Gifu Station[52], a railway station[53], in Japan[54], founded in 1887[55].