Chūō
special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis in Japan
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Summary
Chūō is a special ward of Japan[1]. Chūō draws 3,724 Wikipedia views per month (special ward of japan category, ranking #7 of 23).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Tokyo[3]
- Country: Japan[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Sumida River[5], Kanda River[6]
- Head of government: Taito Yamamoto[7]
- Shares border with: Chiyoda[8], Minato[9], Taitō-ku[10], Sumida[11], Kōtō[12]
- Named after: center[13]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Akashichō[14], Irifune[15], Kachidoki[16], Kyōbashi[17], Ginza[18], Shinkawa[19], Shintomi[20], Tsukishima[21], Tsukiji[22], Tsukuda[23], Toyomichō[24], Nihonbashi[25], Nihonbashi-Ōdenmachō[26], Nihonbashi-Kakigarachō[27]
- Headquarters location: 中央区役所 (東京都)[28]
- Twinned administrative body: Higashine[29]
- Legislative body: 中央区議会[30]
- Part of: ward area of Tokyo[31]
- Commons category: Chuo, Tokyo[32]
- Located in time zone: UTC+09:00[33]
- Inception: March 15, 1947[34], May 3, 1947[35]
- Official website: https://www.city.chuo.lg.jp/[36]
- Topic's main category: Category:Chūō, Tokyo[37]
- Population: 122,762[38], 141,183[39], 169,179[40], 169,995[41]
- Office held by head of government: Q56437088[42]
Why It Matters
Chūō has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] Chūō is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]