Hōfu, Yamaguchi

Hōfu, Yamaguchi

Infobox City Japan
Name= Hōfu
JapaneseName= 防府市
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Region= Chūgoku (San'yō)
Prefecture= Yamaguchi
District=
Area_km2= 188.59
PopDate= May 2008
Population= 117,535
Density_km2= 623
Coords=
LatitudeDegrees= 34
LatitudeMinutes= 3
LatitudeSeconds=
LongtitudeDegrees= 131
LongtitudeMinutes= 34
LongtitudeSeconds=
Tree= Sangoju (Viburnum odoratissimum var. awabuki)
Flower= Scarlet Sage
Flowering tree= Ume
Symbol
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SymbolDescription= Flag
Mayor= Masato Matsuura
CityHallPostalCode= 747-8501
CityHallAddress=7-1, Kotobukichō, Hōfu-shi, Yamaguchi-ken
CityHallPhone= 0835-23-2111
CityHallLink= [http://www.city.hofu.yamaguchi.jp/ Hōfu City]

nihongo|Hōfu|防府市|hōfu-shi is a city located in Yamaguchi, Japan.

As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 117,535 and the density of 623 persons per km². The total area is 188.59 km².

The city was founded on August 25, 1936.

In 1993, Hofu began a sister city relationship with Monroe, Michigan.

Mazda maintains a large automobile factory in Hōfu.

External links

* [http://www.city.hofu.yamaguchi.jp/english/ Hōfu official website]
* [http://www.taka21.com/ Oidemase Hōfu website] in Japanese


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