is a city

Cities of Japan

||A is a local administrative unit in Japan. Cities are ranked on the same level as and , with the difference that they are not a component of...

 located in Gifu

Gifu Prefecture

is a prefecture located in the Chūbu region of central Japan. Its capital is the city of Gifu.Located in the center of Japan, it has long played an important part as the crossroads of Japan, connecting the east to the west through such routes as the Nakasendō...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

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As of July 2011, the city has an estimated population

Population

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 of 97,435. The total area is 87.60 km².

The city was founded on April 1, 1982 when the gained city status. The town of Kani was formed in 1955 by a merger of 7 towns and villages in the western part of Kani district

Kani District, Gifu

is a district located in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. As of July 2011, the district has an estimated population of 18,709. The total area is 56.61 km².There only one town left in the district, Mitake.-District Timeline:...

. On May 1, 2005 the town of Kaneyama

Kaneyama, Gifu

was a town located in Kani District, Gifu, Japan.On May 1, 2005 Kaneyama was merged into the city of Kani.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 1,695 and a density of 649.43 persons per km². The total area was 2.61 km²....

merged into the city.

External links

• Official site