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Chūō-ku

ward of the City of Kobe, Japan
Organization ward_of_japan Q686802
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Summary

Chūō-ku is a ward of Japan[1]. Chūō-ku draws 1,316 Wikipedia views per month (ward of japan category, ranking #35 of 174).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Kobe[3]
  • Country: Japan[4]
  • Shares border with: Nada-ku[5], Hyōgo-ku[6]
  • Commons category: Chuo-ku, Kobe[7]
  • Official website: https://www.city.kobe.lg.jp/kuyakusho/chuoku/[8]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Chuo Ward (Kobe City)[9]
  • Population: 148,058[10], 135,153[11], 126,393[12]
  • Capital of: Kobe[13]
  • Native label: 中央区[14]
  • Name in kana: ちゅうおうく[15]
  • Area: 28.97 km²[16]
  • Revised Hepburn romanization: Chūō-ku[17]
  • Transliteration or transcription: Chūō-ku[18], Chuo-ku[19], Chuuou-ku[20]
  • Associated electoral district: Hyogo 1st district[21]

Why It Matters

Chūō-ku has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] Chūō-ku is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . web.pref.hyogo.lg.jp. Retrieved . web.pref.hyogo.lg.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . e-stat.go.jp. Retrieved . e-stat.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . e-stat.go.jp. Retrieved . e-stat.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . gsi.go.jp. gsi.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . The Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . BS 4812:1972. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Q137536838. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · Hirho · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ceb', 'de', 'en', 'fa', 'fr', 'id', 'it', 'ja', 'ko', 'nl', 'ru', 'th', 'tr',
    Located in time zone → —
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ Revised hepburn romanization: Chūō-ku"
  2. 19w ago · Mugidai · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 34.68972222222222, 'lon': 135.195}
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Coordinate location: 34°41'23"N, 135°11'42"E"
  3. 23w ago · Hirho · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → —
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Kobe
    Coordinates → —
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+28.97'}
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Transliteration or transcription: Chuuou-ku"
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