Chiba is the capital city of Chiba Prefecture, Japan, sitting about 40 kilometers east of central Tokyo on Tokyo Bay, with a population of about 983,000 as of March 2025. Designated a government-ordinance city in 1992, Chiba is closely integrated into the wider Tokyo metropolitan area and is known for hosting the Makuhari Messe convention center and for its proximity to Narita International Airport and Tokyo Disney Resort, both located within Chiba Prefecture.
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Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Latitude35.607278 degrees north 1 Longitude140.106361 degrees east 1 Elevation Band Climate Zone Connections
Capital Of
Source GeoNames: Chiba - GeoNames
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1. Chiba (Wikipedia)
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Chiba is the capital city of Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It sits about 40 kilometres (25 mi) east of the centre of Tokyo on Tokyo Bay. The city became a government-designated city in 1992. In March 2025, its population was 983,045, with a population density of 3,617 people per km2. The city has an area of 271.77 square kilometres (104.93 sq mi).
2. GeoNames: Chiba - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2113015
35.6 140.11667 P PPLA JP 04 2113012 12101 979768 5 Asia/Tokyo
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 5 m
Capital Of: Chiba Prefecture, cities500 record 2113015, feature code PPLA (seat of first-order division 04)
35.6 140.11667 P PPLA JP 04 2113012 12101 979768 5 Asia/Tokyo
View the Source 3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 35.75, 140.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 35.75, 140.25
35.75 140.25 Cfa
Wikidata: Chiba
- Wikidata Q170616, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).
- In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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