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Mobara, Chiba

Mobara
茂原市
City
Mobara City Hall
Mobara City Hall
Flag of Mobara
Flag
Official seal of Mobara
Seal
Location of Mobara in Chiba Prefecture
Location of Mobara in Chiba Prefecture
Mobara is located in Japan
Mobara
Mobara
 
Coordinates: 35°25′42.7″N 140°17′17″E / 35.428528°N 140.28806°E / 35.428528; 140.28806Coordinates: 35°25′42.7″N 140°17′17″E / 35.428528°N 140.28806°E / 35.428528; 140.28806
Country Japan
Region Kantō
Prefecture Chiba Prefecture
Area
 • Total 99.92 km2 (38.58 sq mi)
Population (December 1, 2015)
 • Total 89,655
 • Density 897/km2 (2,320/sq mi)
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
- Tree Azalea
- Flower Cosmos
Phone number 0475-33-2111
Address 1 Dōbyō, Mobara-shi, Chiba-ken 297-8511
Website www.city.mobara.chiba.jp

Mobara (茂原市 Mobara-shi?) is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.

As of December 1, 2015, the city had an estimated population of 89,655 and a population density of 897 persons per km². The total area was 99.92 square kilometres (38.58 sq mi).

Mobara is located in an inland area of north-central Bōsō Peninsula. The elevation is low, ranging from 8–9 meters in the east, and rising to 100 meters in the west. Its proximity to the Pacific Ocean and with warming effects of the Kuroshio Current give the area a mild maritime climate, with hot, humid summers and cool, mild winters.

Chiba Prefecture

Mobara was settled from the earliest times, as evidenced by archaeological sites and shell mounds dating from the Jōmon period and Yayoi periods. The city also has examples of kofun, or burial tombs, from the Kofun period.

Mobara was the location of at least two shōen estates, the Mobara-sō and the Tachibana-sō, in the Heian period. At the beginning of the Edo period, in 1591, an extensively land survey was carried out by the Tokugawa clan.

The modern town of Mobara was created during the early Meiji period-cadastral reforms in the Chōsei District. Numerous small villages were brought together to form the present-day city of Mobara.


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