Chūō-ku, Kobe

Chūō-ku
中央区
Ward of Kobe

Kobe Kitano weather vane house

Location of Chūō-ku in Kobe City
Chūō-ku

 

Coordinates: 34°41′26″N 135°11′45″E / 34.69056°N 135.19583°E / 34.69056; 135.19583Coordinates: 34°41′26″N 135°11′45″E / 34.69056°N 135.19583°E / 34.69056; 135.19583
Country Japan
Region Kinki (Kansai)
Prefecture Hyogo
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 Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
- Flower Petunia
Phone number 078-232-1411
Address 5-1-1 Kumoi-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo-ken 651-8570
Website www.city.kobe.jp/cityoffice/83/gaikoku/english.html

Chūō (中央区 Chūō-ku) is one of 9 wards of Kobe City in 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 and Ikuta-ku.

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[2] and Sysmex Corporation, a global medical devices manufacturing company.[3]

Places of note

Education

International schools:

Gallery

Nunobiki Falls 
Kobe Nunobiki Herb Park 
Ikuta shrine 
Kobe Sorakuen Park 

References

  1. "List of Consulates in Kansai Area." Creation Core Higashi Osaka. Retrieved on January 15, 2009.
  2. "Company Outline." Sumitomo Rubber Industries. Retrieved on January 24, 2015.
  3. "Corporate Profile." Sysmex Corporation. Retrieved on January 21, 2015.
  4. Home page. Kobe Chinese School. Retrieved on April 11, 2015. "〒650-0004 兵庫県神戸市中央区中山手通6丁目9番1号"
  5. "ウリハッキョ一覧" (Archive). Chongryon. Retrieved on October 14, 2015.

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