Chūō-ku

Chūō-ku is one of the eight wards of Niigata City, , in the Hokuriku region of . It comprises much of the city centre. As of 1 September 2018, the ward had an estimated population of 183,231 in 87,162 households and a population density of 4,900 persons per km.
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  • Type: Suburb with 182,000 residents
  • Description: ward of Niigata, Niigata, Japan
  • Also known as: “Chuo”, “Chuo Ku”, “Chuo Ward”, “Chuo-ku”, “Chūō-ku, Niigata”, “Chuuou-ku”, “Тюо”, and “中央区 (新潟市)”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Niigata Station and Kamitokoro.

Railway station
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is a major railway station in Hanazono…

Railway station
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Station is a railway station on the Echigo…

Railway station
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Station is a railway station on the Echigo…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Higashi-ku and Sekiya.

Suburb
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is one of the eight wards of Niigata City… is situated 6 km east of Chūō-ku.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Chūō-ku

Latitude
37.9226° or 37° 55′ 21″ north
Longitude
139.0429° or 139° 2′ 35″ east
Population
182,000
Elevation
-1 metres (-3 feet)
Open location code
8Q9XW2FV+25
Open­Street­Map ID
node 752398529
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
7468171
Wiki­data ID
Q711787
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Chūō-ku” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Տյուո-կու”
  • Cebuano: “Chūō Ku”
  • Chinese: “中央区”
  • Chinese: “中央區”
  • Czech: “Čúó-ku”
  • Dutch: “Chūō-ku”
  • French: “Chūō-ku”
  • French: “Niigata”
  • German: “Chūō-ku”
  • Hungarian: “Csúó-ku”
  • Irish: “Chūō-ku”
  • Italian: “Chūō-ku (Niigata)”
  • Italian: “Chūō-ku”
  • Japanese: “Chuo-ki”
  • Japanese: “ちゅうおうく”
  • Japanese: “チュウオウク”
  • Japanese: “ちゅうおく”
  • Japanese: “中央区”
  • Japanese: “新潟市中央区”
  • Korean: “주오구”
  • Persian: “چوئو-کو”
  • Russian: “Тюо-ку”
  • Spanish: “Chūō-ku”
  • Thai: “เขตชูโอ”
  • Turkish: “Chūō, Niigata”
  • Ukrainian: “Район Чюо”
  • Urdu: “چوو وارڈ، نیگاتا”
  • Urdu: “چوو وارڈ”
  • Vietnamese: “Chūō, Niigata”
  • Vietnamese: “Chūō”
  • “Chūō-ku”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Nishiboridori-rokubancho and Nishiboridori-gobancho.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: 柾谷小路警備派出所 and Next21.

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