Chiba (city)
Chiba (千葉市, Chiba-shi) is a Japanese city in Chiba Prefecture on the island of Honshu.[1] It is the capital city of the prefecture.[2] It is about 40 kilometres (25 mi) southeast of the center of Tokyo near the Tokyo Bay.[3]
Chiba 千葉市 | |
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 Top: Coastal industrial area, Chiba Folk Museum Middle: Makuhari Messe, Chiba Port Tower, Chiba Marine Stadium Bottom: Skyscrapers of Makuhari on the coast. | |
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 Location of Chiba in Chiba Prefecture | |
  Chiba | |
| Coordinates: 35°36′26.2″N 140°06′22.9″E / 35.607278°N 140.106361°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kantō |
| Prefecture | Chiba Prefecture |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Shunichi Kamiya |
| Area | |
| • Total | 271.76 km2 (104.93 sq mi) |
| Population (February 1, 2016) | |
| • Total | 972,861 |
| • Density | 3,580/km2 (9,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| -Tree | Zelkova serrata |
| – Flower | Nelumbo nucifera |
| – Bird | Little tern |
| Phone number | 043-245-5111 |
| Address | 1-1 Chiba-minato, Chūō-ku, Chiba-shi 260-8722 |
| Website | https://www.city.chiba.jp/ |
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.svg){kind=small} "Chiba" in kanji | |||||
| Japanese name | |||||
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| Kanji | 千葉 | ||||
| Hiragana | ちば | ||||
| Katakana | チバ | ||||
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It has been recognized as a city designated by government ordinance since 1992.[4]
Weather
Chiba has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa). It is very hot i summer, and cool until mild winter. There is a lot of precipitation throughout the year, but there is less precipitation in winter.
| Climate data for Chiba, Chiba | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 9.8 (49.6) | 10.2 (50.4) | 13.2 (55.8) | 18.3 (64.9) | 22.3 (72.1) | 25.0 (77.0) | 28.6 (83.5) | 30.5 (86.9) | 26.9 (80.4) | 21.8 (71.2) | 16.9 (62.4) | 12.4 (54.3) | 19.6 (67.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.7 (42.3) | 6.1 (43.0) | 8.9 (48.0) | 14.0 (57.2) | 18.3 (64.9) | 21.3 (70.3) | 25.0 (77.0) | 26.7 (80.1) | 23.3 (73.9) | 18.0 (64.4) | 12.9 (55.2) | 8.3 (46.9) | 15.7 (60.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 1.9 (35.4) | 2.3 (36.1) | 5.0 (41.0) | 10.1 (50.2) | 14.8 (58.6) | 18.4 (65.1) | 22.3 (72.1) | 23.9 (75.0) | 20.5 (68.9) | 14.9 (58.8) | 9.2 (48.6) | 4.4 (39.9) | 12.3 (54.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 59.6 (2.35) | 59.5 (2.34) | 110.0 (4.33) | 110.4 (4.35) | 112.5 (4.43) | 149.9 (5.90) | 122.5 (4.82) | 134.3 (5.29) | 200.4 (7.89) | 185.9 (7.32) | 91.0 (3.58) | 51.5 (2.03) | 1,387.5 (54.63) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 3 (1.2) | 4 (1.6) | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 8 (3.2) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 55 | 57 | 63 | 68 | 72 | 79 | 80 | 78 | 78 | 73 | 67 | 59 | 69 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 185.1 | 162.3 | 160.3 | 174.1 | 172.3 | 125.2 | 153.0 | 190.0 | 127.7 | 135.6 | 142.0 | 176.1 | 1,903.7 |
| Source: Japan Meteorological Agency | |||||||||||||
People
As of February 2016, Chiba had an estimated 972,861 people living there. It had a population density of 3,580 persons per km². The total area of Chiba is 271.76 km2 (104.93 sq mi). There were 19,135 registered foreign residents in Chiba as of March 31, 2007. Foreigners are about 2% of the total number of people. It has the 14th most amount of people in Japan.
Transportation
Airports
There is no commercial airport in Chiba. Narita International Airport and Tokyo International Airport (Haneda) are the closest major airports.
Highways
Education
Colleges and universities
- Chiba University
- Chiba Prefectural University of Health Sciences
- Kanda University of International Studies
- Tokyo Dental College
- Shukutoku University
- Keiai University
- Chiba Keizai University
- Tokyo University of Information Sciences
- The Open University of Japan
- Uekusa University
- Teikyo Heisei University (Chiba campus)
- Chiba Meitoku College
- Japan Christian Junior College
High schools
Chiba has 20 public high schools. They are controlled by the Chiba Prefectural Board of Education. Two public high schools are controlled by the Chiba City Board of Education. This includes Inage Senior High School. There are also nine private high schools. They include the Makuhari Junior and Senior High School.
Elementary and middle schools
Chiba has 114 public elementary schools. It also has one private elementary school. There are 59 public middle schools. It also has one private middle school.
International schools
- Chiba Korean Primary and Junior High School
Hospitals and clinics
- Chiba Kaihin Hospital (Mihama-ku)
- Chiba University Hospital (Chuo-ku)
- Kashiwado Hospital (Chuo-ku)
- Tokyo Dental College Chiba Hospital (Mihama-ku)
- Koizumi Clinic (Hanamigawa-ku)
- Mizuno Clinic (Hanamigawa-ku)
- Hirayama Hospital (Hanamigawa-ku)
Sister cities
Chiba is twinned with:
North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada,[5] since January 1, 1970
Asunción, Paraguay,[5] since January 1, 1970
Houston, Texas, United States, since October 24, 1972[6]
Quezon City, Philippines,[5] since November 9, 1972[7]
Tianjin, China,[5] since May 7, 1986
Montreux, Switzerland,[5] since May 28, 1996- Wujiang, China,[5] since October 10, 1996
