page_title: Chūō-ku, Sapporo
section_title: Statistics
hierarchical_section_title: Chūō-ku, Sapporo / Statistics
caption_attribution_description: Odori Park in Sapporo-shi of Hokkaido, Japan. 日本語: 大通公園
context_page_description: Chūō-ku is one of the ten wards in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. Chūō-ku means "central ward" in Japanese. City administration and entertainment facilities are centred in this ward.
context_section_description: As of April 1, 2008, statistics of Chūō-ku, Sapporo is listed below.
  Area: 46.42 square km
  Population: 211,233
  Households: 115,362
  Chūō-ku Ward Office: Minami 3 Jo Nishi 11 Chome, Chūō-ku, Sapporo-shi (city)
  Zipcode: 060-8612
  Phone: +81 11 231-2400
caption: Odori Park
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