Chuo中央市

Chuo-shi. The name ends in (shi), the word for city.

Chuo (中央市, Chuo-shi) is a city in Yamanashi Prefecture. Population 31,216 (2020 census), area 31.69 km². Borders 4 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Yamanashi Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.

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Facts

Japanese name
中央市
Reading
Chuo-shi
Kind
City (市): a local government
Prefecture
Yamanashi 山梨県
Region
Chūbu 中部
Population
31,216 (2020 census)
Change since 2015
+0.3% from 31,124
Area
31.69 km²
Density
985 people per km²
Households
13,552
Under 15
11.9%
65 and over
25.7%
Foreign residents
1,868 (6.0%)
Code
19214 (団体コード, the municipality code)
Website
www.city.chuo.yamanashi.jp
Wikipedia
English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

4 places share a land border with Chuo. Borders across water are not counted.

Questions about Chuo

Is Chuo a city or a prefecture?
Chuo (中央市) is a city (市, shi) in Yamanashi Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.
Where is Chuo?
Chuo is in Yamanashi Prefecture (山梨県), in the Chūbu 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?
31,216 at the 2020 census, up 0.3% from 31,124 in 2015. The area is 31.69 km², which is 985 people per km². 13,552 households. 25.7% of residents are 65 or older and 11.9% are under 15.
Which municipalities border Chuo?
Four: Kofu City (甲府市), Minamiarupusu City (南アルプス市), Ichikawamisato Municipality (市川三郷町), and Showa Town (昭和町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Chuo in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
How is Chuo written in Japanese?
中央市, read Chuo-shi. The last character, 市 (shi), is the word for city, and the name is often used without it in English.
How does an address in Chuo begin?
山梨県中央市… (Yamanashi-ken, Chuo-shi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.

Boundaries and neighbours: MLIT 国土数値情報. Population, households, and age groups: 2020 Population Census (令和2年国勢調査). Area: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (全国都道府県市区町村別面積調, 2020). Website and Wikipedia links: Wikidata.