is one of 9 wards of Kobe, 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."List of Consulates in Kansai Area ." Creation Core Higashi Osaka. Retrieved on January 15, 2009. 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."Company Outline." Sumitomo Rubber Industries. Retrieved on January 24, 2015."Corporate Profile ." Sysmex Corporation. Retrieved on January 21, 2015."Company Data." TOA Corporation. Retrieved on November 23, 2018.
Places of note Port of Kobe Port Island Kobe Port Tower Harborland Kobe Airport Sannomiya
Education
International schools: Kobe Chinese School, a mainland China-oriented Chinese international schoolHome 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" Kobe Korean Elementary and Junior High School (神戸朝鮮初中級学校), a North Korea-oriented Korean international school"ウリハッキョ一覧" (). Chongryon. Retrieved on October 14, 2015.
Gallery
In popular culture Ninomiya Shopping Arcade, located in the ward, was featured in the 2022 anime film Suzume.
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