is the southcentral portion of

Gifu Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Gifu Prefecture has a population of 1,991,390 () and has a geographic area of . Gifu Prefecture borders Toyama Prefecture to the north; Ishikawa Prefecture ...

in the

Chūbu region The , Central region, or is a region in the middle of Honshū, Japan's main island. In a wide, classical definition, it encompasses nine prefectures (''ken''): Aichi, Fukui, Gifu, Ishikawa, Nagano, Niigata, Shizuoka, Toyama, and Yam ...

of Japan.Gifu Regional Promotion Office
. Gifu Prefecture. Accessed August 21, 2011. It shares its name with the prefecture and the capital city of

Gifu is a city located in the south-central portion of Gifu Prefecture, Japan, and serves as the prefectural capital. The city has played an important role in Japan's history because of its location in the middle of the country. During the Sengoku p ...

. The borders of this region are not officially set, but it generally consists of the following cities and towns: Gifu,

Kakamigahara is a city located in southern Gifu Prefecture in Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 148,225, and a population density of 1700 persons per km2, in 59,736 households. The total area of the city was . Situated in the northern part ...

, Hashima, Mizuho, Motosu, Yamagata, Kasamatsu, Ginan and Kitagata.

Geography

The northern part of the region is separated from Fukui Prefecture by tall mountain ranges. To the west, the Gifu region is separated from the Seinō region by the Nagara and Ibi rivers. To the south, the region is separated from

Aichi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,552,873 () and a geographic area of with a population density of . Aichi Prefecture borders Mie Prefecture to the west, Gifu Prefecture an ...

by the

Kiso River The is a river in the Chubu region of Japan roughly long, flowing through the prefectures of Nagano, Gifu, Aichi, and Mie before emptying into Ise Bay a short distance away from the city of Nagoya.Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric ''et al.'' (200 ...

. It is separated from the

Chūnō is the central portion of Gifu Prefecture in the Chūbu region of Japan.C ...

region to the east by mountains that are only about in height. Approximately 45% of the region is less than above sea level. The lowest point is around Hashima, which is only . Heading north, it climbs to above sea level around Gifu City Hall and in the Neo area of Motosu. During the winter, the areas around Yamagata and Motosu receive heavy snowfall. Also, the Ibuki

oroshi is the Japanese term for a wind blowing strong down the slope of a mountain, occasionally as strong gusts of wind which can cause damage. ''Oroshi'' is a strong local wind across the Kanto Plain on the Pacific Ocean side of central Honshu. This ...

winds blow across the region from the west.

Population

The Gifu region has a population of around 900,000 people, over 40% of the population of the whole prefecture. Approximately half of those people live in the capital city of Gifu.

Industries

The area around the main city of Gifu used to be well known as a center for the apparel industry, though it has been in decline for many years. Kakamigahara is home to aerospace engineering facilities run by

Kawasaki Heavy Industries (or simply Kawasaki) is a Japanese public multinational corporation manufacturer of motorcycles, engines, heavy equipment, aerospace and defense equipment, rolling stock and ships, headquartered in Chūō, Kobe and Minato, Tokyo, Japan. I ...

. The city is also known for its production of

carrot The carrot (''Daucus carota'' subsp. ''sativus'') is a root vegetable, typically orange in color, though purple, black, red, white, and yellow cultivars exist, all of which are domesticated forms of the wild carrot, ''Daucus carota'', nati ...

s. Motosu, Hozumi and the surrounding areas are heavily involved in the production of

persimmon The persimmon is the edible fruit of a number of species of trees in the genus ''Diospyros''. The most widely cultivated of these is the Oriental persimmon, '' Diospyros kaki'' ''Diospyros'' is in the family Ebenaceae, and a number of non-pe ...

s, specifically the Fuyu (富有 ''fuyū'') variety.

References

Chūbu region Geography of Gifu Prefecture {{Gifu-geo-stub

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