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City profile · Japan · Asia

Chūō

Tokyo · Japan
City population
169,179
#150
in Japan
#15
in Tokyo
#3,373
worldwide
TokyoChūō
35.670, 139.775 · 8 km from Tokyo
City population
169,179
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Japan
#150
of 1,216 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#3,373
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Japan
0.1%
of the national population

About Chūō

Chūō is a city in Tokyo, Japan with a population of 169,179. It is the 150th largest of the 1,216 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Japan, and the 3,373rd largest worldwide. It lies 8 km from Tokyo.

Position in Japan
#150of 1,216
LargestSmallest
Position in Tokyo
#15of 51
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Japan
Region
Tokyo
Rank in region
#15of 51
Distance to capital
8 km
to Tokyo
Elevation
1 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Tokyo
Coordinates
35.670, 139.775
Record updated
2025-05-25
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 1,216 in Japan

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

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