Chūnō

Chūnō (中濃) is the central portion of Gifu Prefecture in the Chūbu region of Japan. Before Gifu became a prefecture, the area was part of Mino Province. The Chūnō region received its name as a combination of the kanji for "middle" (中) and "Mino" (美濃). The borders of this region are not officially set, but it generally consists of thirteen municipalities. There are five cities (Seki, Mino, Minokamo, Kani and Gujō) in addition to the towns and village in the Kamo (Sakahogi, Tomika, Kawabe, Hichisō, Yaotsu and Higashishirakawa) and Kani (Mitake) districts also fall into the Chūnō region. Occasionally, Gujō is separated from the Chūnō region and is said to be part of the Hokunō (北濃 Northern Mino) region.

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