Chūō-ku, Hamamatsu

Chūō-ku (中央区, Chūō-ku) is a ward in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan. It is in south of the city. Hamamatsu Castle, Lake Hamana and Hamamatsu Station are here. There are many stores and companies here. This is the smallest ward in the city, but the most people live in. It is next to Hamana-ku, Kosai, Shizuoka, and Iwata, Shizuoka.

Chūō 中央区
Ward
Chūō Ward
This will be Chūō Ward Office
Place of Chūō-ku in Shizuoka
Chūō
Coordinates: 34°42′38.9″N 137°43′33.9″E
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu
Prefecture	Shizuoka
City	Hamamatsu
Area
• Total	268.45 km2 (103.65 sq mi)
	The place becoming Chūō-ku is this big.
Population  (October 1, 2023)
• Total	608,145
• Density	2,300/km2 (5,900/sq mi)
	This number of people live in the place becoming Chūō-ku.
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Phone number	053-457-2111
Address	103-2 Motoshiro-cho, Chūō-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka-ken 430-8652

History

• January 1, 2024 - Old wards of Naka-ku, Higashi-ku, Nishi-ku, Minami-ku, and Mikatagahara in Kita-ku become Chūō-ku.