Chūō-ku

Chūō-ku is one of the seven wards of Fukuoka city in Japan. The ward is located in the center of the city and has a high proportion of apartment buildings and single-person households.
  • Suburb with about 205,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (40 feet)
  • Description: ward of the City of Fukuoka, Japan
  • Also known as
    “Chūō”
    “Chuo Ward”
    “Chūō-ku, Fukuoka”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hakata Station and Fukuoka International Conference Center.
Railway station
is a major railway station in , Japan.
Convention center
Fukuoka Convention Center in , …
is a Japanese castle located in Chūō-ku, Fukuoka, Japan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Higashi-ku and Hakata.
is one of the seven wards of in Japan. is situated 4 km northeast of Chūō-ku.
Hakata-ku is a ward of the city of in , Japan.
Minami-ku is one of the seven wards of Fukuoka City, . is situated 4½ km southeast of Chūō-ku.
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Latitude
33.5893° or 33° 35′ 21″ north
Longitude
130.3928° or 130° 23′ 34″ east
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Chūō-ku” goes by many names.
Chuo-kuArabic
تشو-كو، فوكوكاArabic
Chūō KuCebuano
Chūō Ku (subdistrito sa Hapon, Fukuoka-ken)Cebuano
中央区Chinese
中央區Chinese
Chūō-kuDutch
تشو-كو، فوكوكاEgyptian Arabic
Chūō-kuFinnish
Csúó-kuHungarian
Chūō-ku, FukuokaIndonesian
Chūō-kuIrish
Chūō-kuItalian
Chūō-ku (Fukuoka)Italian
Chūō-kuJapanese
ちゅうおうくJapanese
チュウオウクJapanese
中央区Japanese
中央区 (福岡市)Japanese
福岡市中央区Japanese
주오구Korean
Chūō-kuNorwegian Bokmål
Chūō-kuNorwegian Nynorsk
چوئو-کوPersian
چوئو-کو، فوکوئوکاPersian
ChūōPolish
Chūō-kuRomanian
Тюо-куRussian
ChūōSlovenian
เขตชูโอThai
Chūō, FukuokaTurkish
چوو-کو، فوکوکاUrdu
Chuuou-ku

Localities in the Area

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Fukuoka: Highlights

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