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Chūō ku, Kobe

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Country
  
Japan

- Flower
  
Petunia

Area
  
28.46 km²

Prefecture
  
Hyōgo Prefecture

Region
  
Kinki (Kansai)

Phone number
  
078-232-1411

Population
  
127,602 (31 Jan 2012)

Local time
  
Saturday 2:13 AM

Chūō-ku, Kobe

Time zone
  
Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Address
  
5-1-1 Kumoi-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo-ken 651-8570

Weather
  
4°C, Wind NE at 6 km/h, 82% Humidity

Colleges and Universities
  
Hyogo University of Health, Kobe Yamate University, Kobe Women's Junior Co, Kobe Institute of Computing, Kobe Yamate College

Points of interest
  
Meriken Park, Kobe Chinatown, Kobe Port Tower, Kobe City Museum, Nunobiki Falls

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.

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Map of Chuo Ward, Kobe, Hy%C5%8Dgo, Japan

The Consulate-General of Panama in Kobe is located on the eighth floor of the Moriyama Building in Chūō-ku. Also in the ward are the headquarters of Sumitomo Rubber Industries and Sysmex Corporation, a global medical devices manufacturing company.

Places of note

  • Port of Kobe
  • Port Island
  • Kobe Port Tower
  • Harborland
  • Kobe Airport
  • Education

    International schools:

  • Kobe Chinese School, a Mainland China-oriented Chinese international school
  • Kobe Korean Elementary and Junior High School (神戸朝鮮初中級学校), a North Korea-oriented Korean international school
  • References

    Chūō-ku, Kobe Wikipedia