Chichibu

Summary

Chichibu is a city of Japan^[1]. Chichibu ranks in the top 4% of city_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (253 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Chichibu is located in Saitama Prefecture^[3].
• Chichibu is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Chichibu's instance of is recorded as city of Japan^[5].
• Chichibu's instance of is recorded as second-level administrative division^[6].
• Chichibu's shares border with is recorded as Higashichichibu^[7].
• Chichibu's shares border with is recorded as Yokoze^[8].
• Chichibu's shares border with is recorded as Minano^[9].
• Chichibu's shares border with is recorded as Ogano^[10].
• Chichibu's shares border with is recorded as Kamikawa^[11].
• Chichibu's shares border with is recorded as Tokigawa^[12].
• Chichibu's shares border with is recorded as Hannō^[13].
• Chichibu's shares border with is recorded as Okutama^[14].
• Chichibu's shares border with is recorded as Koshu^[15].
• Chichibu's shares border with is recorded as Yamanashi^[16].
• Chichibu's shares border with is recorded as Tabayama^[17].
• Chichibu's shares border with is recorded as Kawakami^[18].
• Chichibu's shares border with is recorded as Fujioka^[19].
• Chichibu's shares border with is recorded as Kanna^[20].
• Chichibu's shares border with is recorded as Ueno^[21].
• Chichibu Province is named after Chichibu^[22].
• Chichibu's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gangneung^[23].
• Chichibu's legislative body is recorded as Q59902674^[24].
• Chichibu is part of Chichibu region^[25].
• Chichibu's Commons category is recorded as Chichibu, Saitama^[26].
• Chichibu's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00^[27].

Body

Geography

Chichibu is in the country of Japan^[4]. Chichibu is located in Saitama Prefecture^[3]. Chichibu is part of Chichibu region^[25].

Physical Characteristics

Chichibu covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+577.83'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+64687'}^[29], {'amount': '+59101'}^[30], {'amount': '+63555'}^[31], and {'amount': '+66955'}^[32].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city of Japan^[5] and second-level administrative division^[6].

History and Context

Recorded inception include April 1, 1889^[33] and April 1, 2005^[34]. Chichibu Province is named after Chichibu^[22].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Chichibu include Chichibu Station^[35], a railway station^[36], in Japan^[37], founded in 1914^[38].

Why It Matters

Chichibu ranks in the top 4% of city_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (253 views/month).^[2] Chichibu has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] Chichibu is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for Chichibu include Chichibu Station^[35], a railway station^[36], in Japan^[37], founded in 1914^[38].