Chiba, Chiba

Chiba (千葉市, Chiba-shi) is the caipital ceety o Chiba Prefectur, Japan. It is locatit approximately 40 kilometre (25 mi) sootheast o the centre o Tokyo on Tokyo Bay. Chiba Ceety became a govrenment designatit ceety in 1992. As o 2008, its population is approximately 960,000. Sister ceeties North Vancouver, Breetish Columbie, Canadae syne 1 Januar 1970 Asunción, Paraguay syne 1 Januar 1970 Houston, Texas, Unitit States syne 24 October 1972 Quezon Ceety, Philippines syne 9 November 1972 Tianjin, Fowkrepublic o Cheenae syne 7 Mey 1986 Montreux, Swisserland syne 28 Mey 1996 Wujiang, Fowkrepublic o Cheenae syne 10 October 1996 References Freemit airtins Offeecial wabsteid in Japanese,