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Chūō-ku

Chūō-ku is one of 24 wards of , . It has an area of 8.88 km2, and a population of 60,085. It houses Osaka's financial district, as well as the offices and principal shopping and tourist areas.
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  • Type: Suburb with 93,100 residents
  • Description: ward in Osaka
  • Also known as: “Chuo Ku”, “Chuo Ward”, “Chuo-ku”, and “Chūō-ku, Osaka”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Osaka castle and Osaka-jō Hall.

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The area is in city. This area consisting of many buildings surrounded by water is home to , Osaka-jo Hall, classical music halls, theaters where you can enjoy the performing arts, hotels, shopping and sports facilities.

Theater building
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Osaka-jo Hall is a multi-purpose arena located in the Kyōbashi area of , . The hall opened in 1983 and can seat up to 16,000 people. Built on a site area of 36,351 square meters, part of its form uses stone walls, modeled after those of and it won the Osaka Urban Scenery Architects Prize Special Award in 1984.

Scenic viewpoint
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is a tower and landmark of , Japan, and advertises the Hitachi company. It is located in the district of . Its total height is 103 metres; the main observation deck is at a height of 91 metres.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Minami and Kita.

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is the largest commercial area in , . All manner of shops and entertainment can be found in the Area, which stretches from Semba to the area surrounding Namba station.

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The is the newest centre of city. The area around Umeda station, where major terminals for the Osaka subway, Japan Rail, Hankyu and Hanshin railways can be found, boasts department stores, buildings full of fashionable shops and various attractions.

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Tennōji is one of 24 wards of , Japan. It is named after the , the temple of the Four Heavenly Kings, which is located in the ward.

Chūō-ku

Latitude
34.6798° or 34° 40′ 47″ north
Longitude
135.5103° or 135° 30′ 37″ east
Population
93,100
Elevation
18 metres (59 feet)
Open location code
8Q6QMGH6+W4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 551366897
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
7391689
Wiki­data ID
Q876485
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Chūō-ku” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “تشوو-كو”
  • Azerbaijani: “Tyuo-ku”
  • Basque: “Chūō-ku”
  • Belarusian: “Цюа-ку”
  • Catalan: “Chūō-ku”
  • Catalan: “Chūō”
  • Cebuano: “Chūō Ku (subdistrito sa Hapon, Ōsaka-fu)”
  • Cebuano: “Chūō Ku”
  • Chinese: “中央区 (大阪市)”
  • Chinese: “中央區”
  • Czech: “Čúó”
  • Danish: “Chūō-ku”
  • Dutch: “Chūō-ku”
  • Esperanto: “Centra Kvartalo”
  • Esperanto: “Ĉuo-kvartalo”
  • Esperanto: “Kvartalo Ĉuo”
  • Finnish: “Chūō-ku”
  • French: “arrondissement de Chūō”
  • French: “Chūō-ku”
  • German: “Chuo-ku”
  • German: “Chūō-ku”
  • Greek: “Τσουό-κου”
  • Hungarian: “Csúó-ku”
  • Indonesian: “Chūō-ku, Ōsaka”
  • Irish: “Chūō-ku”
  • Italian: “Chuo ku (Osaka)”
  • Italian: “Chuo ku”
  • Italian: “Chūō-ku”
  • Japanese: “Chūō-ku”
  • Japanese: “ちゅうおうく”
  • Japanese: “チュウオウク”
  • Japanese: “中央区”
  • Japanese: “大阪市中央区”
  • Korean: “주오 구”
  • Korean: “주오구”
  • Lithuanian: “Čiūō-ku”
  • Lithuanian: “中央区”
  • Persian: “چوئو، اوساکا”
  • Persian: “چوئو”
  • Polish: “Chūō”
  • Russian: “Тюо-ку”
  • Russian: “Тюо”
  • Russian: “Чуоку”
  • Samogitian: “Čūō-ku”
  • Scots: “Chūō-ku, Osaka”
  • Scots: “Chūō-ku”
  • Slovenian: “Chuo-ku”
  • Slovenian: “Čuo”
  • Spanish: “Chūō-ku”
  • Thai: “เขตชูโอ”
  • Thai: “ชูโอ”
  • Turkish: “Chūō, Osaka”
  • Turkish: “Chūō”
  • Vietnamese: “Chūō, Ōsaka”
  • Vietnamese: “Chūō”
  • Yue Chinese: “中央區 (大阪)”
  • “Chūō-ku”
  • “中央区”

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