Chukyo Metropolitan Area
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Chūkyō is the name of a major metropolitan area in Japan that is centered on the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture. This area has a population (as of 2000) of 8,739,000 over an area of 6,380 square kilometers[link]. It is among the top 50 most populated metropolitan areas in the world. It is also Japan's third most populated metropolitan area after the Greater Tokyo Area and Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto, containing roughly 7% of Japan's population.
Prefectures
- Aichi Prefecture - west and central
- Gifu Prefecture - southern part
- Mie Prefecture - northern part
Cities
In addition to the central city of Nagoya, the census metropolitan area includes the following cities:
Western Aichi:
- Aisai, Aichi
- Chita, Aichi
- Handa, Aichi
- Ichinomiya, Aichi
- Inazawa, Aichi
- Inuyama, Aichi
- Iwakura, Aichi
- Kasugai, Aichi
- Komaki, Aichi
- Kitanagoya, Aichi
- Kiyosu, Aichi
- Konan, Aichi
- Nisshin, Aichi
- Obu, Aichi
- Owariasahi, Aichi
- Seto, Aichi
- Tokai, Aichi
- Tokoname, Aichi
- Toyoake, Aichi
- Tsushima, Aichi
- Anjo, Aichi
- Chiryu, Aichi
- Gamagori, Aichi
- Hekinan, Aichi
- Kariya, Aichi
- Nishio, Aichi
- Okazaki, Aichi
- Takahama, Aichi
- Toyokawa, Aichi
- Toyota, Aichi
- Ena, Gifu
- Gifu, Gifu
- Hashima, Gifu
- Kaizu, Gifu
- Kakamigahara, Gifu
- Kani, Gifu
- Minokamo, Gifu
- Mizunami, Gifu
- Mizuho, Gifu
- Motosu, Gifu
- Nakatsugawa, Gifu
- Ogaki, Gifu
- Tajimi, Gifu
- Toki, Gifu
Transportation
Major Airports
Major Railways
- JR Central
- *Chuo Main Line
- *Kansai Main Line
- *Tokaido Main Line
- *Tokaido Shinkansen
- Meitetsu Railway
- Kintetsu Railway
- Nagoya Subway
Major Intercity Highways
- Tomei Expressway
- Chuo Expressway
- Meishin Expressway
- Higashi-Meihan Expressway
- Chita-Hanto Expressway
- Tokai-Hokuriku Expressway
- Tokai Ring Expressway
- Isewangan Expressway
Notes
The area defined by the [Chukyo Area Person-Trip Survey], a study of commuter movement, is slightly different from the census definition. It includes southern Aichi and areas immediately north of Gifu City. It adds the following cities:
but excludes the following areas in southeastern Gifu:
See also
- The city of Nagoya (名古屋)
- Chukyo region (中京地方, Chūkyō-chihō)
- Chukyo Industrial Area (中京工業地帯, Chūkyō-kōgyō-chitai)
- Chukyo Metropolitan Area (中京大都市圏, Chūkyō-daitoshi-ken)
- Chukyo TV. Broadcasting (中京テレビ放送株式会社, Chūkyō Terebi-hōsō Kabushiki Gaisha)
- Chukyo University (中京大学, Chūkyō-daigaku)
- List of metropolitan areas in Japan by population
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