Gifu prefecture

Gifu prefecture (岐阜県)

Gifu prefectural symbol

Gifu prefectural symbol

Capital Gifu

Region: Chubu

Island: Honshu

Area

- Total

- % water

Ranked 7th

10,598.18 km²

0.2%

Population

- Total (Oct. 1, 2000)

- Density
Ranked 18th

2,107,687

199/km²

Districts: 17

Municipalities: 99

: JP-21

Symbols

Pref. Flower: Chinese milk vetch
(Astragalus sinicus)

Pref. Tree: Japanese yew
(Taxus cuspidata)

Pref. Bird: Rock ptarmigan
(Lagopus mutus)

Image:Japan_gifu_map_small.png

**Gifu prefecture (岐阜県)**
Gifu prefectural symbol
Capital	Gifu
Region:	Chubu
Island:	Honshu
Area - Total - % water	Ranked 7th 10,598.18 km² 0.2%
Population - Total (Oct. 1, 2000) - Density	Ranked 18th 2,107,687 199/km²
Districts:	17
Municipalities:	99
:	JP-21
Symbols
Pref. Flower:	Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus)
Pref. Tree:	Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
Pref. Bird:	Rock ptarmigan (Lagopus mutus)

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

Table of contents

1 History
2 Geography

2.1 Cities
2.2 Towns and Villages

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

History

Prefectures of Japan
Aichi \| Akita \| Aomori \| Chiba \| Ehime \| Fukui \| Fukuoka \| Fukushima \| Gifu \| Gunma \| Hiroshima \| Hokkaido \| Hyogo \| Ibaraki \| Ishikawa \| Iwate \| Kagawa \| Kagoshima \| Kanagawa \| Kochi \| Kumamoto \| Kyoto \| Mie \| Miyagi \| Miyazaki \| Nagano \| Nagasaki \| Nara \| Niigata \| Oita \| Okayama \| Okinawa \| Osaka \| Saga \| Saitama \| Shiga \| Shimane \| Shizuoka \| Tochigi \| Tokushima \| Tokyo \| Tottori \| Toyama \| Wakayama \| Yamagata \| Yamaguchi \| Yamanashi