Hofu, Yamaguchi

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Map showing location of Hōfu in Yamaguchi Prefecture (as of 2006).
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Map showing location of Hōfu in Yamaguchi Prefecture (as of 2006).

Hōfu (防府市 hōfu-shi?) is a city located in Yamaguchi, Japan.

As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 118,566 and the density of 628.70 persons per km². The total area is 188.59 km².

The city was founded on August 25, 1936.

Mazda maintains a large automobile factory in Hōfu.

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Hagi | Hikari | Hofu | Iwakuni | Kudamatsu | Mine | Nagato | Sanyo-Onoda | Shimonoseki | Shunan | Ube | Yamaguchi (capital) | Yanai
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