Seki, Gifu
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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...

.

The city was founded on October 15, 1950.

On February 7, 2005, the municipalities of Horado
Horado, Gifu
was a village located in Mugi District, Gifu, Japan.On February 7, 2005 Horado, along with the towns of Mugegawa and Mugi, and the villages of Itadori and Kaminoho, all from Mugi District, was merged into the expanded city of Seki....

, Itadori
Itadori, Gifu
was a village located in Mugi District, Gifu, Japan.On February 7, 2005 Itadori, along with the towns of Mugegawa and Mugi, and the villages of Horado and Kaminoho, all from Mugi District, was merged into the expanded city of Seki....

, Kaminoho
Kaminoho, Gifu
was a village located in Mugi District, Gifu, Japan.On February 7, 2005 Kaminoho, along with the towns of Mugegawa and Mugi, and the villages of Horado and Itadori, all from Mugi District, was merged into the expanded city of Seki....

, Mugegawa
Mugegawa, Gifu
was a town located in Mugi District, Gifu, Japan.On February 7, 2005 Mugegawa, along with the town of Mugi, and the villages of Horado, Itadori and Kaminoho, all from Mugi District, was merged into the expanded city of Seki....

 and Mugi
Mugi, Gifu
was a town located in Mugi District, Gifu, Japan.On February 7, 2005 Mugi, along with the town of Mugegawa, and the villages of Horado, Itadori and Kaminoho, all from Mugi District, was merged into the expanded city of Seki....

, all part of Mugi District
Mugi District, Gifu
was a district located in Gifu, Japan. The district was dissolved after it was merged into the nearby city of Seki on February 7, 2005.As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 17,069 and a density of 46.09 persons per km²...

, were merged into the present-day city. As of July 2011, the city has an estimated population
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...

 of 91,239 and the total area is 472.84 km².

Universities, Colleges

  • Chubu Gakuin University
    Chubu Gakuin University
    is a private university at Seki, Gifu, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1918.-External links:*...

  • Chubu Gakuin College
  • Gifu University of Medical Science
    Gifu University of Medical Science
    is a private university in Seki, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, established in 2006.-External links:*...


High schools

  • Seki High School
  • Sekiuchi High School
  • Mugi Nishi High School
  • Mugi Higashi High School

Railroad

  • Nagaragawa Railway

Highways

  • Tōkai-Hokuriku Expressway
    Tokai-Hokuriku Expressway
    The is a national expressway in the Chūbu region on the island of Honshū in Japan. It is managed by Central Nippon Expressway Company.-Overview:Tōkai and Hokuriku are the names of the two regions of Japan that are linked by the expressway....

  • Tōkai-Kanjō Expressway
    Tokai-Kanjo Expressway
    The is a toll road in the Tōkai region of Japan. It is owned and managed by Central Nippon Expressway Company.-Naming:Officially, the route is designated as National Route 475...

  • National Route
    National highways of Japan
    Japan has a nationwide system of distinct from the expressways. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and other government agencies administer the national highways. Beginning in 1952, Japan classified these as Class 1 or Class 2. Class 1 highways had one- or two-digit numbers, while...

    156, 248, 418

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