Chūō-ku, Kobe
Ward of Kobe in Kinki, Japan
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Chūō (中央区, Chūō-ku) is one of 9 wards of Kobe, Japan. 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 (葺合区) and Ikuta-ku (生田区).
CountryJapan
Phonenumber078-232-1411
Chūō-ku
中央区 | |
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Ward of Kobe | |
 Kobe Kitano weather vane house | |
 Location of Chūō-ku in Kobe | |
  Chūō-ku Location within Kobe  Chūō-ku Location within Hyōgo Prefecture  Chūō-ku Location within Japan | |
| Coordinates: 34°41′26″N 135°11′45″E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kinki (Kansai) |
| Prefecture | Hyōgo |
| City | Kobe |
| Area | |
• Total | 28.46 km2 (10.99 sq mi) |
| Population (January 31, 2012) | |
• Total | 127,602 |
| • Density | 4,483.56/km2 (11,612.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| - Flower | Petunia |
| Phone number | 078-232-1411 |
| Address | 5-1-1 Kumoi-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo-ken 651-8570 |
| Website | www |
The Consulate-General of Panama in Kobe is located on the eighth floor of the Moriyama Building in Chūō-ku.[1] Also in the ward are the headquarters of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Sysmex Corporation, a global medical devices manufacturing company and TOA Corporation, an electronics company.[2][3][4]
Places of note
Education
International schools:
- Kobe Chinese School, a mainland China-oriented Chinese international school[5]
- Kobe Korean Elementary and Junior High School (神戸朝鮮初中級学校), a North Korea-oriented Korean international school[6]
Gallery
Nunobiki Falls
Kobe Nunobiki Herb Park
Ikuta shrine
Kobe Sorakuen Park
