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Key facts
- Country
- Japan
- Region
- Kantō
- Prefecture
- Saitama
- First official recorded
- 88 BC (official)
- City established
- April 1, 1950
- Mayor
- Kazuhiko Kiyono (since May 2025)
- Total
- 577.83 km (223.10 sq mi)
- Density
- 105.84/km (274.13/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+9 ( Japan Standard Time )
- Phone number
- 0494-22-2211
- Address
- 8-15 Kumaki, Chichibu, Saitama 368-8686
- Climate
- Cfa
- Website
- Official website
- Bird
- Blue-and-white flycatcher
- Flower
- Shiba-zakura
- Tree
- Kaede
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Encyclopedic overview
Chichibu City Hall Chichibu (Japanese: 秩父市, Hepburn: Chichibu-shi) is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 January 2021, the city had an estimated population of 61,159 in 26,380 households and a population density of 110 inhabitants per square kilometre (280/sq mi). The total area of the city is 577.83 square kilometres (223.10 sq mi).
Geography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chichibu” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.