Chuo中央区

Chuo-ku. The name ends in 区 (ku), the word for ward.

Chuo (中央区, Chuo-ku) is a ward of Kobe, in Hyōgo Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 147,518 (2020 census), area 28.97 km². Borders 3 places.

An administrative ward of the city around it. Its ward office handles counter services such as residence registration, but the ward has no mayor and no assembly: the city's mayor and assembly govern it.

In an address this ward is in the same slot as a Tokyo special ward, which makes the two look equivalent. Only Tokyo's 23 wards are governments.

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Facts

Japanese name

中央区

Reading

Chuo-ku

Kind

Ward of a designated city (行政区): an office of the city, not a government

City

Kobe City 神戸市

Prefecture

Hyōgo 兵庫県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

147,518 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+9.1% from 135,153

Area

28.97 km²

Density

5,092 people per km²

Households

90,870

Under 15

9.0%

65 and over

24.1%

Foreign residents

12,395 (8.4%)

Code

28110 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.kobe.lg.jp/kuyakusho/chuoku

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

3 places share a land border with Chuo, 3 of them wards of the same city. Borders across water are not counted.

• Nada Ward灘区
• Hyogo Ward兵庫区
• Kita Ward北区

Questions about Chuo

Is Chuo a city?

Chuo (中央区) is a ward of Kobe (神戸市), a designated city. It is not a government. The ward office handles counter services such as residence registration, but the ward has no mayor and no assembly of its own: the city's mayor and assembly govern it. Tokyo's 23 special wards are written with the same character, 区, and those are governments.

Where is Chuo?

Chuo is inside Kobe (神戸市), in Hyōgo Prefecture (兵庫県), in the Kansai region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Chuo?

147,518 at the 2020 census, up 9.1% from 135,153 in 2015. The area is 28.97 km², which is 5,092 people per km². 90,870 households. 24.1% of residents are 65 or older and 9.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Chuo?

Three: Nada Ward (灘区), Hyogo Ward (兵庫区), and Kita Ward (北区). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Chuo in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Chuo written in Japanese?

中央区, read Chuo-ku. The last character, 区 (ku), is the word for ward, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Chuo begin?

兵庫県神戸市中央区… (Hyōgo-ken, Kōbe-shi, Chuo-ku, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name, then the ward name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.