Central is an

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usually referring to being in the

center Center or centre may refer to: Mathematics *Center (geometry), the middle of an object * Center (algebra), used in various contexts ** Center (group theory) ** Center (ring theory) * Graph center, the set of all vertices of minimum eccentrici ...

of some place or (mathematical) object. Central may also refer to:

Directions and generalised locations

Central Africa Central Africa is a subregion of the African continent comprising various countries according to different definitions. Angola, Burundi, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo ...

, a region in the centre of Africa continent, also known as Middle Africa *

Central America Central America ( es, América Central or ) is a subregion of the Americas. Its boundaries are defined as bordering the United States to the north, Colombia to the south, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. ...

, a region in the centre of America continent *

Central Asia Central Asia, also known as Middle Asia, is a subregion, region of Asia that stretches from the Caspian Sea in the west to western China and Mongolia in the east, and from Afghanistan and Iran in the south to Russia in the north. It includes t ...

, a region in the centre of Eurasian continent * Central Australia, a region of the Australian continent *

Central Belt The Central Belt of Scotland is the Demography of Scotland, area of highest population density within Scotland. Depending on the definition used, it has a population of between 2.4 and 4.2 million (the country's total was around 5.4 million in ...

, an area in the centre of Scotland *

Central Europe Central Europe is an area of Europe between Western Europe and Eastern Europe, based on a common historical, social and cultural identity. The Thirty Years' War (1618–1648) between Catholicism and Protestantism significantly shaped the a ...

, a region of the European continent * Central London, the centre of London * Central Region (disambiguation) *

Central United States The Central United States is sometimes conceived as between the Eastern and Western as part of a three-region model, roughly coincident with the U.S. Census' definition of the Midwestern United States plus the western and central portions o ...

, a region of the United States of America

Specific locations

Countries

Central African Republic The Central African Republic (CAR; ; , RCA; , or , ) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to the north, Sudan to the northeast, South Sudan to the southeast, the DR Congo to the south, the Republic of th ...

, a country in Africa

States and provinces

Blue Nile (state) Blue Nile ( ar, النيل الأزرق ') is one of the eighteen states of the Republic of the Sudan. It was established by presidential decree nº 3 in 1992 and is named after the Blue Nile River. The region is host to around forty different ...

or Central, a state in Sudan *

Central Department Central () is a department in Paraguay. The capital is Areguá. With 2,243,792 inhabitants, it is the most populated and the smallest of the 17 departments of Paraguay. Boundaries *North: the departments of Cordillera and Presidente Hayes *W ...

, Paraguay *

Central Province (Kenya) The Central Province ( sw, Kati, ) was a region in central Kenya until 2013, when Kenya's provinces were replaced by a system of counties. It covered an area of and was located to the north of Nairobi and west of Mount Kenya (''see maps''). The ...

* Central Province (Papua New Guinea) * Central Province (Solomon Islands) * Central Province, Sri Lanka * Central Province, Zambia

Cities and districts

Jamaica

* Kingston Central (Jamaica Parliament constituency) * Saint Andrew East Central (Jamaica Parliament constituency) * Saint Andrew North Central (Jamaica Parliament constituency) * Saint Andrew West Central (Jamaica Parliament constituency) * Saint Catherine West Central (Jamaica Parliament constituency) * Saint James Central * Saint James East Central * Saint James West Central

United Kingdom

* Central (Cardiff electoral ward), Wales * Central (Liverpool ward), England * Central Region, Scotland, a former local government region *Ayr Central, a shopping centre

= Electoral districts

= * Aberdeen Central (UK Parliament constituency) * Aberdeen Central (Scottish Parliament constituency) * Barnsley Central (UK Parliament constituency) *Belfast Central (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) *Bradford Central (UK Parliament constituency) * Brent Central (UK Parliament constituency) * Cardiff Central (UK Parliament constituency) * Cardiff Central (Assembly constituency) *Central Armagh (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) *Central Ayrshire (UK Parliament constituency) * Central Devon (UK Parliament constituency) *Central Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency) *Central Suffolk (UK Parliament constituency) * Central Suffolk and North Ipswich (UK Parliament constituency) * Croydon Central (UK Parliament constituency) * Doncaster Central (UK Parliament constituency) * Ealing Central and Acton (UK Parliament constituency) *Edinburgh Central (UK Parliament constituency) *Edinburgh Central (Scottish Parliament constituency) * Glasgow Central (UK Parliament constituency) *Greater Manchester Central (European Parliament constituency) * Hackney Central (UK Parliament constituency) *Hampshire Central (European Parliament constituency) *Kingston upon Hull Central (UK Parliament constituency) * Islington Central (UK Parliament constituency) *Lancashire Central (European Parliament constituency) * Leeds Central (UK Parliament constituency) *London Central (European Parliament constituency) * Manchester Central (UK Parliament constituency) *Midlands Central (European Parliament constituency) * Newcastle upon Tyne Central (UK Parliament constituency) * Nottingham Central (UK Parliament constituency) * Sefton Central (UK Parliament constituency) * Sheffield Central (UK Parliament constituency) * Southwark Central (UK Parliament constituency) * Stoke-on-Trent Central (UK Parliament constituency) * Sunderland Central (UK Parliament constituency) * York Central (UK Parliament constituency)

United States

* Central, Alaska * Central, Arizona * Central California (disambiguation) * Central City, Colorado * Central, Indiana * Central, Louisiana * Central, Michigan * Central, Minnesota, Koochiching County * Central, Minneapolis, Minnesota * Central (neighborhood), Minneapolis * Central Township, Merrick County, Nebraska * Central, New Mexico * Central, Cleveland, Ohio * Central, South Carolina * Central, Tennessee * Central, Utah * Central, West Virginia

Other nations

* Central District (Botswana) * Central, Bahia, Brazil * Central, Hong Kong ** Central and Western District, Hong Kong * Central, New South Wales, Australia * Central Otago, part of New Zealand's South Island, often known simply as Central * Central Federal District, a federal district of Russia * Central Area, Singapore * Central District Municipality, a district in North West, South Africa *Central Italy (European Parliament constituency)

Railways

* Central Railway (India) ** Central line (Mumbai Suburban Railway) * Central line (London Underground), on the London Underground * Central station, a generic name for a centrally-located or main station of a town or city * Central Station (disambiguation), railway stations known by the name "Central"

Sports

* Central Córdoba de Santiago del Estero, a football (soccer) club in Argentina * Rosario Central, an important football club in Argentina * Central Sport Club, a football (soccer) club in Brazil * União Central Futebol Clube, a football (soccer) club in Brazil * Central (women's field hockey team), in New Zealand * Central United, a football (soccer) club in New Zealand

Companies

* Central (home improvement store), a home improvement store chain located in Nova Scotia, Canada * Central Group, a department store company in Thailand * ITV Central (formerly Central Independent Television), the ITV company formed from ATV * Central Trains, a former UK train operating company owned by National Express Group * London Central, a bus operating company in London owned by Go-Ahead Group

Education

* Central C of E Junior School, a school in the United Kingdom * Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, a university in London commonly known as "Central" * Central College (disambiguation) * Central High School (disambiguation)

Other uses

* In Cuba a is a sugar refinery * Central algebra, in mathematics an associative algebra over the center of the algebra itself * Central angle, a geometric measurement * Cochrane Library#Contents, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) * Central Christian Church (Henderson, Nevada), a postdenominational Evangelical megachurch * Central churchmanship, an Anglican tradition * The Central, a commercial and residential building in Clarke Quay, Singapore * Central (Department Store), a retail chain of the Pantaloon Retail India * Central District (disambiguation) * Central Hospital (disambiguation), various hospitals * Central Jail, a jail in India, Pakistan, and other South Asian countries usually meant for confinement of long-term convicts * Central (TV channel), a defunct TV channel in Singapore * Central, the fictional area which seceded from both the United States and the Confederate States during the American Civil War in ''My Name Is Earl'' * Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China, the communist government * Central Police Division, a police division in Singapore * Central School of Speech and Drama, London * Central Time Zone, a time zone in the Americas * Central, Zürich, a square in Zürich, Switzerland