Chūō 中央区
Special ward
Chūō City
Skyline of Chūō Ward by Sumida River
Flag Emblem
Location of Chūō in Tokyo Metropolis
Chūō Location in Japan
Coordinates: 35°40′N 139°46′E / 35.667°N 139.767°E / 35.667; 139.767
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Tokyo Metropolis
Government
• Mayor	Taito Yamamoto
Area
• Total	10.21 km2 (3.94 sq mi)
Population  (May 1, 2015)
• Total	141,454
• Density	13,850/km2 (35,900/sq mi)
Symbols
• Tree	Willow
• Flower	Azalea
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
City hall address	Tsukiji 1-1-1 Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-8404
Website	www.city.chuo.lg.jp/foreign/english/index.html

Chūō (中央区, Chūō-ku) is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan.^[1]

The municipality calls itself "Chūō City" in English.^[2]

On March 15, 1947, the ward was formed by combining the wards of Kyōbashi and Nihonbashi.^[3]

Chūō is in central Tokyo. It borders Tokyo Bay on the south. Minato is on the ward's southwestern border. Chiyoda is on the northwestern border. Sumida and Kōtō are on the east.

The most famous districts in Chūō are Ginza and Nihonbashi. Other districtsare Kabutochō and Tsukiji.^[4]

In area, Chūō is the second-smallest ward in Tokyo. Only Taitō is smaller.

• List of special wards of Tokyo
• Capital of Japan

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chuo, Tokyo.

• http://www.city.chuo.lg.jp/foreign/english/index.html Archived 2009-07-08 at the Wayback Machine, (in Japanese)
• Chuo City Tourism Association, http://www.chuo-kanko.or.jp/english/index.html Archived 2012-06-18 at the Wayback Machine, (in Japanese)
• Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Special wardsArchived 2012-03-25 at the Wayback Machine