Hida

Hida City Hall Kamioka district in Hida Furukawa Festival, held annually in April

Hida (飛騨市, Hida-shi) or Hida Furukawa (飛騨古川, Hida Furukawa) is a city located in Gifu, Japan. As of 1 December 2017, the city had an estimated population of 24,726, and a population density of 31 persons per km, in 8,905 households. 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.