Chūō-ku, Kobe

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.

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
CountryJapan
RegionKinki (Kansai)
PrefectureHyōgo
CityKobe
Area
 • Total28.46 km2 (10.99 sq mi)
Population
 (January 31, 2012)
 • Total127,602
 • Density4,483.56/km2 (11,612.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- FlowerPetunia
Phone number078-232-1411
Address5-1-1 Kumoi-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo-ken 651-8570
Websitewww.city.kobe.lg.jp/ward/kuyakusho/chuou/foreign/english/

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, Sysmex Corporation, a global medical devices manufacturing company and TOA Corporation, an electronics company.[2][3][4]

Places of note

Education

International schools:

  • Nunobiki Falls
  • Kobe Nunobiki Herb Park
  • Ikuta shrine
  • Kobe Sorakuen Park

References
  1. "List of Consulates in Kansai Area Archived 2008-09-23 at the Wayback Machine." Creation Core Higashi Osaka. Retrieved on January 15, 2009.
  2. "Company Outline." Sumitomo Rubber Industries. Retrieved on January 24, 2015.
  3. "Corporate Profile Archived 2015-01-19 at the Wayback Machine." Sysmex Corporation. Retrieved on January 21, 2015.
  4. "Company Data." TOA Corporation. Retrieved on November 23, 2018.
  5. 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"
  6. "ウリハッキョ一覧" (). Chongryon. Retrieved on October 14, 2015.
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