Hida, Gifu

Hida Furukawa 飛騨市 or 飛騨古川
City
View of Hida old town
Flag Seal
Location of Hida in Gifu Prefecture
Hida Furukawa
Coordinates: 36°14′17.3″N 137°11′10.4″E / 36.238139°N 137.186222°E / 36.238139; 137.186222
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu
Prefecture	Gifu
Area
• Total	792.53 km2 (306.00 sq mi)
Population  (November 1, 2017)
• Total	24,726
• Density	31/km2 (81/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Phone number	0577-73-2111
Address	2-22 Hon-machi, Furukawa-chō, Hida-shi, Gifu-ken 509-4292
Climate	Dfa
Website	Official website
Symbols
Flower	Lysichiton camtschatcense
Tree	Beech

Hida or Hida Furukawa (飛騨市, Hida-shi, Hida Furukawa 飛騨古川) is a city located in Gifu, Japan. As of 1 December 2017^[update], the city had an estimated population of 24,726, and a population density of 31 persons per km², in 8,905 households.^[1] 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 (as decided by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications), so the 騨 character is often used outside of the city.