Chūō, Tokyo

is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan.Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG), "Municipalities within Tokyo" ; retrieved 2012-3-30.

The municipality calls itself "Chūō City" in English."Chuo City 2009 Municipal Overview" ; retrieved 2012-3-30.

History
On March 15, 1947, the ward was formed by combining the wards of Kyōbashi and Nihonbashi.

Geography
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.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Chūō" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 128.

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

Related pages 
 List of special wards of Tokyo
 Capital of Japan

References

Other websites

 http://www.city.chuo.lg.jp/foreign/english/index.html ,  
 Chuo City Tourism Association, http://www.chuo-kanko.or.jp/english/index.html , 
 Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Special wards

Category:Wards of Tokyo
Category:Settlements in Tokyo Prefecture
Category:1947 establishments in Japan