Chiba Prefecture
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Summary
Chiba Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan[1]. It draws 10,361 Wikipedia views per month (prefecture of japan category, ranking #8 of 49).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Japan[3], Kantō region[4]
- Country: Japan[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Tokyo Bay[6]
- Head of government: Toshihito Kumagai[7]
- Capital: Chiba[8]
- Shares border with: Tokyo[9], Ibaraki Prefecture[10], Saitama Prefecture[11]
- Anthem: Chiba Kenminka[12]
- Named after: Chiba district[13]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Abiko[14], Asahi[15], Chiba[16], Chōshi[17], Funabashi[18], Futtsu[19], Ichihara[20], Ichikawa[21], Inzai[22], Isumi[23], Kamagaya[24], Kamogawa[25], Kashiwa[26], Katori[27]
- Flag: flag of Chiba prefecture[28]
- Twinned administrative body: Wisconsin[29], Pará[30], Düsseldorf[31]
- Legislative body: Chiba Prefectural Assembly[32]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Chiba Prefecture include Chibanian[33], an age[34]; Tōyō Rapid Railway[35], a third sector railways[36], in Japan[37], founded in 1981[38], headquartered in Midorigaoka[39]; chibaite[40], a mineral species[41]; and 20613 Chibaken[42], an asteroid[43].
Why It Matters
Chiba Prefecture has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]
Entities named for it include Chibanian[33], an age[34]; Tōyō Rapid Railway[35], a third sector railways[36], in Japan[37], founded in 1981[38], headquartered in Midorigaoka[39]; chibaite[40], a mineral species[41]; and 20613 Chibaken[42], an asteroid[43].