Chūō-ku

Chūō-ku is one of the five wards of Kumamoto City, . The ward is located in the center of the city. As of 2020, it has a population of 187,502 people and an area of 25.33 km2.
  • Suburb with about 186,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (40 feet)
  • Description: one of the five wards of the City of Kumamoto, Japan
  • Also known as
    “Chuo Ward”
    “Chūō-ku, Kumamoto”

Places of Interest

Discover Kumamoto Castle and Kumamoto.
is a hilltop Japanese castle located in Chūō-ku, , in .
Railway station
Station is a junction passenger railway…

Suburbs in the Area

Discover Higashi-ku and Nishi-ku.
is one of the five wards of Kumamoto City, .
6 km southeast of Chūō-ku
is one of the five wards of Kumamoto City, .
6 km southwest of Chūō-ku
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Latitude
32.8031° or 32° 48′ 11″ north
Longitude
130.7079° or 130° 42′ 29″ east
Open location code
8Q4GRP35+65
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
place = suburb
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Vietnamese—“Chūō-ku” goes by many names.
Chūō-kuCatalan
Chuo-kuCebuano
Chuo-ku (subdistrito sa Hapon, Kumamoto-ken)Cebuano
中央区Chinese
中央區Chinese
Chūō-kuDutch
Csúó-kuHungarian
Chūō-ku, KumamotoIndonesian
Chūō-kuIrish
Chūō-kuItalian
Chūō-ku (Kumamoto)Italian
Chuo-KuJapanese
ちゅうおうくJapanese
中央区Japanese
中央区 (熊本市)Japanese
熊本市中央区Japanese
주오구Korean
Chūō-kuNorwegian Bokmål
Chūō-kuOccitan (post 1500)
ТюоRussian
Чуо-куSerbian
Chūō-kuTagalog
Chūō, KumamotoTurkish
ChūōVietnamese
Chūō, KumamotoVietnamese
Chuuou-ku

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