- Population
- 6,278,060
- 6.3M
- Elevation
- 11 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Places inside
- 51
- listed under Chiba
- Airports
- NRT Narita International Airport30 km
- HND Tokyo Haneda International Airport31 km
About Chiba
Chiba is a region. Location: Japan. Population: 6,278,060.
Chiba Prefecture (千葉県, Chiba-ken; Japanese pronunciation: [c̟͡ɕí.bä̀, c̟͡ɕì.bä́(.kè̞ɴ̀)]) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Chiba Prefecture has a population of 6,278,060 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 5,157 km2 (1,991 sq mi). Chiba Prefecture borders Ibaraki Prefecture to the north, Saitama Prefecture to the northwest, and Tokyo to the west.
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Places bordering Chiba
Twin towns and sister cities of Chiba
- Wisconsin· United States
Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.
Climate of Chiba
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–June, October.
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 10° | 10° | 13° | 18° | 22° | 25° | 28° | 30° | 26° | 22° | 17° | 12° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 4° | 10° | 14° | 18° | 22° | 23° | 20° | 14° | 8° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 51 | 70 | 106 | 120 | 114 | 160 | 118 | 128 | 189 | 176 | 95 | 49 |
Airports nearest to Chiba
- Narita International Airport (NRT) Narita 30 km
- Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND) Tokyo 31 km
- Ibaraki Airport (IBR) Omitama 69 km
Straight-line distance; airports with scheduled flights only. Source: OurAirports (public domain).
Places in Chiba
51 places- 1 Chiba Shi 975K
- 2 Funabashi-shi 619.6K
- 3 Matsudo Shi 486K
- 4 Ichikawa 469.1K
- 5 Kashiwa Shi 404.1K
- 6 Ichihara Shi 281K
- 7 Yachiyo 193.3K
- 8 Sakura Shi 177.7K
- 9 Narashino Shi 165.2K
- 10 Urayasu-shi 162.4K
- 11 Noda-shi 156.4K
- 12 Nagareyama-shi 156K
- 13 Abiko Shi 133.7K
- 14 Kisarazu Shi 132.3K
- 15 Narita 131.2K
- 16 Kamagaya Shi 109.7K
- 17 Inzai-shi 93.3K
- 18 Mobara Shi 92.5K
- 19 Yotsukaidō Shi 91.2K
- 20 Kimitsu Shi 88.6K
- 21 Katori-shi 82.1K
- 22 Yachimata Shi 74.3K
- 23 Asahi Shi 68.5K
- 24 Chōshi Shi 68.1K
- 25 Shiroi-shi 62.5K
- 26 Sodegaura-shi 61.9K
- 27 Tōgane Shi 60.8K
- 28 Sanmu Shi 55.8K
- 29 Ōamishirasato-shi 50.1K
- 30 Tomisato-shi 50K
- 31 Sambu-gun 49.5K
- 32 Futtsu Shi 47.6K
- 33 Tateyama Shi 44.9K
- 34 Minamibōsō Shi 41.7K
- 35 Isumi Shi 41K
- 36 Sōsa Shi 39.2K
- 37 Kamogawa-shi 35.3K
- 38 Katsuura-shi 20K
Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
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Ai River River
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Awa-gun District
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Bōsō Peninsula Natural site
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Chōsei-gun District
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Ebi River River
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Ichinomiya River River
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Imba-gun District
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Isumi Gawa River
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Isumi-gun District
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Katori-gun District
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Koito River River
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Obitsu River River
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Uchiura Wan Natural site
Largest cities and towns
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Matsudo City, Matsudo Shi498.6K -
Kashiwa City, Kashiwa Shi433.4K -
Funabashi Neighbourhood, Funabashi-shi644.7K
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Kisarazu City, Kisarazu Shi136.2K -
Hanamigawa Ku Municipality, Chiba Shi180.9K
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Nagareyama City, Nagareyama-shi200.1K -
Yachiyo City, Yachiyo199.5K -
Chūō Ku Municipality, Chiba Shi217.9K
Nature and heritage in Chiba
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources