Chiba

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Chiba

Total population

974,951

Air quality index

29Good

Elevation4 m

Coordinates35.61°, 140.11°

Demographic figures from Statistics Bureau of Japan. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

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).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

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Saya Shinomiya

Japanese seiyū

Takamasa Suzuki

Japanese baseball player

K

Kaho Kasumi

Japanese AV idol

M

Michiaki Watanabe

Japanese mangaka

S

Si Man Yeung

actor

T

Tamami Satō

Japanese tarento

S

Saya Miki

Japanese seiyū

S

Satoshi Yaginuma

Japanese composer and keyboardist

A

Ayako Yoshitani

Japanese actress and voice actress

T

Takumi Kurebayashi

Japanese seiyū

M

Mizuki Horii

Japanese model

M

Megumi Ōsuga

Japanese mangaka

N

Nana Usami

Japanese actress

Kaori Yamamoto

Japanese idol, member of Crown Pop

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Yasunori Okada

Japanese mangaka

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Miyū Hoshi

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Chiba

• Miyanogidai
  3.6 mi away
• Amadocho
  5 mi away
• Yotsukaido
  5.5 mi away · pop. 93,576
• 玉前緑地
  6.2 mi away
• 松ケ島緑地
  6.6 mi away
• Iwanomi
  6.6 mi away
• Narashino
  6.8 mi away · pop. 176,197
• Ichihara
  7.6 mi away · pop. 269,524
• Chigusa-Kaigan
  8 mi away
• Yachiyo
  8 mi away · pop. 199,498
• 姉崎海岸
  8.4 mi away
• Funabashi
  9.2 mi away · pop. 633,263

Browse all places in Chiba →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Chiba

Kakeibo

Fumiko Chiba · 2017

Undifferentiated Sarcoma Originating from the Mitral Valve

Chiba Chiba Press · 2017

The changing roles for the public and private sectors in urban development

International Federation for Housing and Planning. International Congress · 1989

Japanese Tea Ceremony - an Introduction

Kaeko Chiba · 2022

Chiba-shi nanbu no rekishi

1986

The Beaded Dollhouse

Nobuyo Chiba · 2007

The vowel, its nature and structure

Tsutomu Chiba · 1941

Japanese Flower Culture - an Introduction

Kaeko Chiba · 2022

Search results from Open Library.

Official Identifiers