千葉市

**Chiba**
	city in Chiba prefecture, Japan
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Instance of	city designated by government ordinance (1992–); prefectural capital of Japan (Chiba Prefecture); city of Japan (1921–); big city; city; satellite city (Tokyo); city for international conferences and tourism;
Part of	Chiba metropolitan area;
Named after	Chiba clan;
Location	Kantō Plain; Bōsō Peninsula; Chiba Prefecture; Japan;
Located in or next to body of water	Tokyo Bay; Port of Chiba; Kashima River; Hanami River; Katsuta River;
Capital	Chuo;
Legislative body	Chiba City Assembly;
Anthem	Q21653583 (1929–);
Head of government	Toshihito Kumagai (2009–2021); Shun’ichi Kamiya (2021–);
Mascot	Chihana-chan;
Legal form	ordinary local public entity;
Inception	1 January 1921;
Population	975,014 (2021);
Area	271.76 km² (2021);
Replaces	Soga (1937); Kemigawa (1937); Tsuga (1937); Miyako (1937); Chishiro (1944); Kotehashi (1954); Makuhari (1954); Oihama (1955); Shiina (1955); Honda (1955); Yotsukaido (1959, unknown value); Izumi (1963); Toke (1969); Sakura (1985, unknown value);
Replaced by	Narashino (1954, unknown value);
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	35° 36′ 26.2″ N, 140° 06′ 22.9″ E
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	Q170616; VIAF ID: 259297354; GND ID: 4388993-1; Library of Congress authority ID: n80118514; Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 119914618; NDL Authority ID: 00256779; NL CR AUT ID: ge392692; National Library of Spain ID: XX6056755; BabelNet ID: 03533201n; J9U ID: 987007557324105171; NACSIS-CAT author ID: DA04008398; OpenStreetMap relation ID: 2679956; Mapy.cz ID: osm&id=13208357
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