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Chuo City
Yamanashi Prefecture · City
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Chuo City spreads over flat land in the south of the Kofu Basin, between the Fuefuki River and the Kamanashi River. Its name ("Chuo" means center) carries the meaning of the center of the Kofu Basin, of Yamanashi Prefecture and of Japan. Residential areas spread next to Kofu City, and the Toyotomi area in the south has Michi-no-Eki Toyotomi, a roadside station.
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
Live information
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Places to visit
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Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Yamanashi Prefecture
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