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located in

Yamanashi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Yamanashi Prefecture has a population of 787,592 (1 February 2025) and has a geographic area of 4,465 km2 (1,724 sq mi). Yamanashi Prefecture borders Saitama Prefecture to the n ...

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. , the city had an estimated

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of 30,660 in 13,954 households, and a

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of 970 persons per km². The total area of the city is .

Geography

Chūō is located near the geographic center of the Kōfu Plateau of central Yamanashi Prefecture, hence its name which means "centre" in Japanese. The

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flows through the city.

Surrounding municipalities

Yamanashi Prefecture *

Ichikawamisato is a List of towns of Japan, town located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 15,799 in 6679 households., and a population density of 210 persons per km². The total area of the town is . Geography Ichika ...

Kōfu is the capital Cities of Japan, city of Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 187,985 in 90,924 households, and a population density of 880 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Overview Toponymy Kōfu ...

* Minami-Alps *

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Climate

The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (

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''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Chūō is 14.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1339 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.8 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.9 °C.

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,Chūō population statistics
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History

The modern city of Chūō was established on February 20, 2006, from the merger of the towns of Tamaho and Tatomi (both from Nakakoma District), and the village of

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(from Higashiyatsushiro District).

Government

Chūō has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a

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city legislature of 18 members.

Economy

The economy of Chūō is dominated by agriculture, with rice, corn and tomatoes as the major cash crops.

Education

University of Yamanashi The , abbreviated to , is a national university that has campuses in Kofu and Chūō, Japan. The University of Yamanashi has its origin in “Kitenkan” which was founded in 1795 as a branch school of “Shoheizaka-School” of Tokugawa Govern ...

– Medical School campus *Chūō has six public elementary schools and three public middle schools operated by the city government. The city does not have any high schools.

Transportation

Railway

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Minobu Line The is a railway line in the Tōkai region of Japan operated by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). It connects Fuji Station in Fuji, Shizuoka to Kōfu Station in Kōfu, Yamanashi, and the Tōkaidō Main Line with the Chūō Main Li ...

Highway

Chūō Expressway The is a national expressway in Japan. It is owned and operated by NEXCO Central. Naming Officially the expressway is designated as the Chūō Expressway Nishinomiya Route (from Takaido Interchange to Komaki Junction), the Chūō Expressway N ...

Notable people from Chūō

* Masao Inoue, Japanese professional wrestler ( Pro Wrestling Noah) * Hidehiro Sugai, Japanese

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currently playing as a

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for

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Shingo Takagi (born 21 November 1982), known by the ring name Shingo Takagi (鷹木信悟, ''Takagi Shingo''), is a Japanese professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). He is a former member of the ''Los Ingob ...

, Japanese professional wrestler (

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)

References

External links

Official Website
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