is one of three ward

Wards of Japan

A is a subdivision of one of the cities of Japan that is large enough to have been designated by government ordinance. Wards are used to subdivide each city designated by government ordinance...

s of Sagamihara, Kanagawa

Kanagawa Prefecture

is a prefecture located in the southern Kantō region of Japan. The capital is Yokohama. Kanagawa is part of the Greater Tokyo Area.-History:The prefecture has some archaeological sites going back to the Jōmon period...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

, located in the central part of the city. The north west of Chūō-ku faces Midori-ku

Midori-ku, Sagamihara

is one of three wards of Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan, located in the west part of the city and covered about 77% area. The east of Midori-ku faces Chūō-ku; the north faces Machida and Hachiōji....

; the south east faces Minami-ku

Minami-ku, Sagamihara

is one of three wards of Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan, located in the east part of the city. The west of Minami-ku faces Chūō-ku.Minami-ku was created on April 1, 2010 when Sagamihara became a city designated by government ordinance ....

; the north faces Machida

Machida, Tokyo

is a city located in the western part of the greater metropolis of Tokyo, Japan. The city was founded on February 1, 1958.As of October 1, 2010, the city has an estimated population of 424,669 and a population density of 5,928.65 persons per km². The total area is 71.63 km²...

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Chūō-ku was created on April 1, 2010 when Sagamihara became a city designated by government ordinance (a "designated city").

As of March 2010, Chūō-ku had a population of 265,057, with a land area of 36.8 square kilometers.