Chūō中央区

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

Chūō (中央区, Chūō-ku) is one of Tokyo's 23 special wards, a local government. Population 169,179 (2020 census), area 10.21 km². Borders 5 places.

One of Tokyo's 23 special wards. It elects its own mayor and assembly and provides schools, welfare, and rubbish collection, so it works like a city. Tokyo Metropolitan Government keeps a few services that a city would normally provide itself, including the fire service, water, and sewerage.

A special ward is a local government. A ward inside a designated city, such as Osaka's Kita-ku, is not. It is an office of the city hall. Both are written 区 (ku) and both are translated "ward".

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Facts

Japanese name

中央区

Reading

Chūō-ku

Kind

Special ward (特別区): a local government

Prefecture

Tokyo 東京都

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

169,179 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+19.8% from 141,183

Area

10.21 km²

Density

16,570 people per km²

Households

92,533

Under 15

13.6%

65 and over

14.6%

Foreign residents

7,388 (4.4%)

Code

13102 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.chuo.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Chūō. Borders across water are not counted.

• Chiyoda City千代田区
• Minato City港区
• Taitō City台東区
• Sumida City墨田区
• Kōtō City江東区

Questions about Chūō

Is Chūō a city?

Chūō (中央区) is one of Tokyo's 23 special wards. A special ward is a local government: it elects its own mayor and assembly and does most of what a city does. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government keeps the fire service, water, and sewerage for all 23. There is no Tokyo City; the wards are the municipalities at the centre of Tokyo.

Where is Chūō?

Chūō is in Tokyo Prefecture (東京都), in the Kantō region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Chūō?

169,179 at the 2020 census, up 19.8% from 141,183 in 2015. The area is 10.21 km², which is 16,570 people per km². 92,533 households. 14.6% of residents are 65 or older and 13.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Chūō?

Five: Chiyoda City (千代田区), Minato City (港区), Taitō City (台東区), Sumida City (墨田区), and Kōtō City (江東区). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Chūō in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Chūō written in Japanese?

中央区, read Chūō-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 Chūō begin?

東京都中央区… (Tōkyō-to, Chūō-ku, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the special ward name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.