Chiba Prefecture
Chiba Prefecture (千葉県, Chiba-ken) 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.
Chiba Prefecture
千葉県 | |
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| Japanese transcription(s) | |
| • Japanese | 千葉県 |
| • Rōmaji | Chiba-ken |
The Keiyō Industrial Zone, one of Japan's largest industrial complexes that spans the eight cities of Chiba Prefecture, and Mount Fuji on the horizon | |
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Flag Symbol | |
| Anthem: Chiba kenminka | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kantō |
| Island | Honshu |
| Capital | Chiba |
| Subdivisions | Districts: 6, Municipalities: 54 |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Toshihito Kumagai (from April 2021) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,157.61 km2 (1,991.36 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 28th |
| Population (June 1, 2019) | |
| • Total | 6,278,060 |
| • Rank | 6th |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | JP¥ 21,280 billion US$ 195.2 billion (2019) |
| ISO 3166 code | JP-12 |
| Website | www |
| Symbols of Japan | |
| Bird | Meadow bunting |
| Fish | Seabream |
| Flower | Seiyō aburana blossom |
| Tree | Kusamaki |
Chiba is the capital and largest city of Chiba Prefecture, with other major cities including Funabashi, Matsudo, Ichikawa and Kashiwa. Chiba Prefecture is located on Japan's eastern Pacific coast to the east of Tokyo, and is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, the most populous metropolitan area in the world. Chiba Prefecture largely consists of the Bōsō Peninsula, which encloses the eastern side of Tokyo Bay and separates it from Kanagawa Prefecture. Chiba Prefecture is home to Narita International Airport, the Tokyo Disney Resort, and the Keiyō Industrial Zone.