Mizunami
瑞浪市 | |
|---|---|
 Mizunami City Hall | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location of Mizunami in Gifu Prefecture | |
  Mizunami | |
| Coordinates: 35°21′42.5″N 137°15′16.2″E / 35.361806°N 137.254500°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūbu |
| Prefecture | Gifu |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kōji Mizuno |
| Area | |
| • Total | 174.86 km2 (67.51 sq mi) |
| Population (January 1, 2019) | |
| • Total | 37,705 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (560/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| City symbols | |
| - Tree | Pine |
| - Flower | Balloon flower |
| - Bird | Japanese bush-warbler |
| Phone number | 0572-68-2111 |
| Address | Uedaira-chō 1-1, Mizunami-shi, Gifu-ken 509-6195 |
| Website | Official website |
Mizunami (瑞浪市, Mizunami-shi) is a city located in Gifu, Japan. As of 1 January 2019[update], the city had an estimated population of 37,705, and a population density of 220 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the city was 174.86 square kilometres (67.51 sq mi). Mizunami's biggest claim to fame came in 1995, when the largest ceramic plate in the world, as recognised by the Guinness Book of Records, was created by the Inatsu Town Planning Association in the city. It measures 2.8 metres in diameter.[2]
- ^ Mizunami official statistics Archived 2024-04-29 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20051125182637/http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/content_pages/record.asp?recordid=54394 Guinness Book of Records (archived link)