Chūkyō Metropolitan Area
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Chūkyō (中京圏 Chūkyō-ken?), sometimes called the Chūkyō region (中京地方 Chūkyō-chihō), is the name of a major metropolitan area in Japan that is centered on the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture. The area makes up the most urban part of the Tōkai region. The population (as of 2000) of 8,739,000 over an area of 6,380 square kilometers. It is among the top 50 most populated metropolitan areas in the world and is Japan's third most populated metropolitan area after the Greater Tokyo Area and Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto, containing roughly 7% of Japan's population. Historically, this region has taken a back seat to the other two power centers, both politically and economically, however its economic importance has been growing steadily.
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[edit] Municipalities
The metropolitan area stretches beyond the central city of Nagoya to other municipalities in Aichi Prefecture, as well as neighboring Gifu and Mie prefectures.
[edit] Aichi Prefecture
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- Western Aichi Prefecture
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- Central Aichi Prefecture
[edit] Gifu Prefecture
[edit] Mie Prefecture
[edit] Transportation
[edit] Major Airports
[edit] Major Railways
There are at least 38 passenger train lines in the Greater Nagoya area. JR runs 6, Nagoya Subway 7, Meitetsu 18, Kintetsu 4, and other 5 operators one each.
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[edit] Major Intercity Highways
- Tomei Expressway
- Chūō Expressway
- Meishin Expressway
- Higashi-Meihan Expressway
- Chita-Hanto Expressway
- Tōkai-Hokuriku Expressway
- Tōkai Ring Expressway
- Isewangan Expressway
[edit] Notes
The area defined by the Chukyo Area Person-Trip Survey, a study of commuter movement, is slightly different from the census definition. It includes southern Aichi and areas immediately north of Gifu City. It adds two cities in Aichi Prefecture (Tahara and Toyohashi) and two cities in Gifu Prefecture (Mino and Seki). Additionally, it excludes two cities in Gifu Prefecture (Ena and Nakatsugawa).
