Chūō-ku, Sagamihara

Chūō 中央区
Ward
Chūō Ward
Seal
Map of Chūō-ku, Sagamihara
Chūō
Coordinates: 35°34′17″N 139°22′24″E
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Kanagawa
City	Sagamihara
Area
• Total	36.8 km2 (14.2 sq mi)
Population  (March 1, 2010)
• Total	265,057
• Density	7,202/km2 (18,650/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Phone number	042-769-9802
Address	11-15, Chūō 2-chōme Chūō-ku, Sagamihara-shi Kanagawa-ken 252-5277
Website	Chūō-ku home page

Sagamihara City Hall, also housing Chūō-ku Ward Office

Chūō-ku (中央区, Chūō-ku) is one of three wards of Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan, located in the central part of the city. The north west of Chūō-ku faces Midori-ku; the south east faces Minami-ku; the north faces Machida.

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.

Education

Municipal junior high schools:

• Chuo (中央中学校)
• Kamimizo (上溝中学校)
• Kamimizo Minami (上溝南中学校)
• Kyowa (共和中学校)
• Midorigaoka (緑が丘中学校)
• Ono Kita (大野北中学校)
• Oyama (小山中学校)
• Seishin (清新中学校)
• Tana (田名中学校)
• Yaei (弥栄中学校)
• Yoshinodai (由野台中学校)

Municipal elementary schools:

• Aoba (青葉小学校)
• Chuo (中央小学校)
• Fuchinobe (淵野辺小学校)
• Fuchinobe Higashi (淵野辺東小学校)
• Fujimi (富士見小学校)
• Hikarigaoka (光が丘小学校)
• Hoshigaoka (星が丘小学校)
• Kamimizo (上溝小学校)
• Kamimizo Minami (上溝南小学校)
• Koyo (向陽小学校)
• Kyowa (共和小学校)
• Namiki (並木小学校)
• Ono Kita (大野北小学校)
• Oyama (小山小学校)
• Seishin (清新小学校)
• Shinjuku (新宿小学校)
• Tana (田名小学校)
• Tana Kita (田名北小学校)
• Yaei (弥栄小学校)
• Yokodai (陽光台小学校)
• Yokoyama (横山小学校)