Funabashi

Funabashi (船橋市, Funabashi-shi) is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 December 2020, the city had an estimated population of 644,668 in 309,238 households and a population density of 7,500 inhabitants per square kilometre (19,000/sq mi). The total area of the city is 85.62 square kilometres (33.06 sq mi). It is the Greater Tokyo Area's 7th most populated city (after passing Kawaguchi, Hachioji and Chiba), and second largest in Chiba Prefecture.

Not to be confused with Funahashi, a village of Toyama Prefecture with nearly the same pronunciation.
Funabashi
船橋市
Core city
Chiba Port (Funabashi Port)）
View from Tsudanuma StationFunabashi Station
Funabashi H. C. Andersen ParkFunabashi Ōmiya Jinja lighthouseFunabashi Face Building
LaLaport Tokyo-BayWakamiya Housing from Minami-Funabashi Station
Flag
Seal
Location of Funabashi in Chiba Prefecture]
Funabashi
 
Coordinates: 35°41′40.4″N 139°58′57.2″E
CountryJapan
RegionKantō
PrefectureChiba
First official recorded110 AD
City SettledApril 1, 1937
Government
 • MayorToru Matsudo
Area
 • Total85.62 km2 (33.06 sq mi)
Population
 (December 1, 2020)
 • Total644,668
 • Density7,500/km2 (20,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Postal code(s)
273 or 274
Area code047-4
Phone number047-436-2111
Address2-10-25 Minato-cho, Funabashi-shi, 273-8501
ClimateCfa
WebsiteOfficial website
Symbols
FlowerCamellia sasanqua
TreeCamellia sasanqua
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