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Chuo-ku

Chūō is one of 9 wards of , . It has an area of 28.46 km2, and a population of 127,602 with 74,814 households as of January 31, 2012. The ward was formed from the 1980 merger of the former Fukiai-ku and Ikuta-ku.
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  • Type: Suburb with 135,000 residents
  • Description: ward of the City of Kobe, Japan
  • Also known as: “Chuo Ward”, “Chūō-ku”, and “Chūō-ku, Kobe”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kobe Port Tower and Nankinmachi.

Scenic viewpoint
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The is a landmark in the port city of , . The sightseeing tower was completed in 1963 and was temporarily closed from late 2009 to 28 April 2010 and again from 27 September 2021 to 26 April 2024 for renovation.

Photo: Tomomarusan, CC BY 2.5.
Nankin-machi is a neighborhood in Kobe, Japan located south of station adjacent to the Department Store and is a major tourist attraction.

Railway station
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Shin-Kōbe station is a railway station on the San'yō Shinkansen and the Seishin-Yamate Line serving the city of , Japan, and the surrounding area. It is located to the north of Kobe city centre, at the foot of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hyogo-ku and Nada-ku.

Suburb
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Hyogo is one of nine wards of , . It has an area of 14.68 km2 and a population of 109,144. The area's location with a natural harbour near the which links and the Seto inland sea has been an important location throughout the history of Japan.

Suburb
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Nada is one of nine wards of , . It has an area of 31.4 km², and a population of 129,095. A leading national university, Kobe University, is located in this ward, as is the city's Oji Zoo. is situated 5 km northeast of Chuo-ku.

Suburb
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Nagata is one of 9 wards of , . It has an area of 11.46 km2, and a population of 96,072. This region suffered the largest number of casualties in the Great Hanshin earthquake. is situated 5 km southwest of Chuo-ku.

Chuo-ku

Latitude
34.6897° or 34° 41′ 23″ north
Longitude
135.1948° or 135° 11′ 41″ east
Population
135,000
Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)
Open location code
8Q6QM5QV+VW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 721818731
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
7371146
Wiki­data ID
Q686802
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Chuo-ku” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Տյուո-կու”
  • Catalan: “Chūō-ku”
  • Catalan: “Chūō”
  • Cebuano: “Chuo-ku (subdistrito sa Hapon, Hyōgo-ken)”
  • Cebuano: “Chuo-ku”
  • Chinese: “中央区”
  • Chinese: “中央區”
  • Dutch: “Chuo-ku”
  • Esperanto: “Centra Kvartalo”
  • French: “arrondissement de Chūō”
  • French: “Arrondissement de Chūō”
  • French: “Chūō-ku”
  • German: “Chuo-ku”
  • German: “Chūō-ku”
  • Hebrew: “צ’ואו-קו”
  • Hungarian: “Csúó-ku”
  • Indonesian: “Chūō-ku, Kobe”
  • Irish: “Chūō-ku”
  • Italian: “Chūō-ku (Kōbe)”
  • Italian: “Chūō-ku”
  • Japanese: “Chūō-ku”
  • Japanese: “ちゅうおうく”
  • Japanese: “中央区”
  • Japanese: “神戸市中央区”
  • Korean: “주오구”
  • Latvian: “Čuo”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Chūō-ku”
  • Persian: “چوئو-کو، کوبه”
  • Russian: “Тюо-ку (Кобе)”
  • Russian: “Тюо-ку”
  • Slovenian: “Chūō-ku”
  • Slovenian: “Čuo”
  • Thai: “เขตชูโอ”
  • Turkish: “Chūō, Kobe”
  • Urdu: “چوو وارڈ، کوبے”
  • Vietnamese: “Chūō, Kobe”
  • Vietnamese: “Chūō”
  • “Chūō-ku”
  • “ちゅうおうく”
  • “中央区”

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