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Chūō-ku, Kumamoto
Ward in Kumamoto City, Japan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chūō-ku (中央区) is one of the five wards of Kumamoto City, Japan. The ward is located in the center of the city.
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As of 2012, it has a population of 183,497 people and an area of 25.33 km2.