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Chūō
Sign in to saveAlso known as Chuo-ku, Chuo Ward, Chuo City, Chūō-ku, Chuo, Tokyo
special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis in Japan
Chūō is one of the special wards that make up Tokyo, Japan's capital city. It matters as a major commercial and cultural hub within Tokyo, known for its business districts and historical significance to the metropolitan area.
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 169995
- Area
- 10.21
- Official website
- www.city.chuo.lg.jp
- Image
- Chuo-dori from Nihonbashi.jpg
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- Commons category
- Chuo, Tokyo
- inception
- 1947-05-03
- name in kana
- ちゅうおうく
- native label
- 中央区
- social media followers
- 10020
- revised Hepburn romanization
- Chūō-ku
- transliteration or transcription
- Chuuou-ku
- number of viewers/listeners
- 3641936
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Nihonbashi in the Edo period Nihonbashi in 1922 Night in Nihonbashi
Chūō (中央区, Chūō-ku; Japanese pronunciation: [tɕɯː.oː, tɕɯː.oꜜː, tɕɯː.oꜜː.kɯ]) is a special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis in Japan. The ward refers to itself in English as Chūō City. It was formed in 1947 as a merger of Kyōbashi and Nihonbashi wards following Tokyo City's transformation into Tokyo Metropolis.