Chūō-ku, Sagamihara



Chūō-ku (中央区) 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)