Chūō-ku, Kobe
Chūō-ku
中央区 | |
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Ward of Kobe | |
 Kobe Kitano weather vane house | |
 Location of Chūō-ku in Kobe City | |
| 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 | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| - Flower | Petunia |
| Phone number | 078-232-1411 |
| Address | 5-1-1 Kumoi-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo-ken 651-8570 |
| Website | www |
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
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International schools:
- Kobe Chinese School, a Mainland China-oriented Chinese international school[4]
- Kobe Korean Elementary and Junior High School (神戸朝鮮初中級学校), a North Korea-oriented Korean international school[5]
Gallery
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Nunobiki Falls -
Kobe Nunobiki Herb Park -
Ikuta shrine -
Kobe Sorakuen Park
References
- ^ "List of Consulates in Kansai Area." Creation Core Higashi Osaka. Retrieved on January 15, 2009.
- ^ "Company Outline." Sumitomo Rubber Industries. Retrieved on January 24, 2015.
- ^ "Corporate Profile." Sysmex Corporation. Retrieved on January 21, 2015.
- ^ 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"
- ^ "ウリハッキョ一覧" (Archive). Chongryon. Retrieved on October 14, 2015.
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