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Gifu · 岐阜県

飛騨市

Hida Shi
City in Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Municipal code 212172
数字 · By the numbers

Hida at a glance

22,585
Population
793 km²
Area
2004
Founded
16
Parks
5
Museums
3
Cafés
飛驒古川 (Hida-Furukawa)
Nearest station
地図 · Where it is

Where is Hida?

Every dot is one of Japan's 1,651 municipalities, plotted at its real coordinates. Hida is marked in red.

36.2381°N, 137.1862°E Open in Google Maps →
概要 · Overview

About Hida

Hida or Hida Furukawa is a city located in Gifu, Japan. As of 1 December 2017, the city had an estimated population of 24,726, and a population density of 31 persons per km2, in 8,905 households. The total area of the city was 792.53 square kilometres (306.00 sq mi). The official kanji for the city is actually 飛驒, which uses the old rendering of the 騨 character. However, the 驒 character is not included on the official list of usable characters, so the 騨 character is often used outside of the city.

宿 · Where to stay

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旅 · Plan a trip

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質問 · Questions

About Hida

What does 市 mean at the end of 飛騨市?

市 means "city" and is read shi. A city. 市 is read shi and is the most consistent of the municipal suffixes.