Central is an adjective usually referring to being in the center of some place or (mathematical) object. Central may also refer to:

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Central Africa Central Africa (French language, French: ''Afrique centrale''; Spanish language, Spanish: ''África central''; Portuguese language, Portuguese: ''África Central'') is a subregion of the African continent comprising various countries accordin ...

, a region in the centre of Africa continent, also known as Middle Africa *

Central America Central America is a subregion of North America. Its political boundaries are defined as bordering Mexico to the north, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest. Central America is usually ...

, a region in the centre of America continent *

Central Asia Central Asia is a region of Asia consisting of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The countries as a group are also colloquially referred to as the "-stans" as all have names ending with the Persian language, Pers ...

, a region in the centre of Eurasian continent *

Central Australia Central Australia, also sometimes referred to as the Red Centre, is an inexactly defined region associated with the geographic centre of Australia. In its narrowest sense it describes a region that is limited to the town of Alice Springs and ...

, a region of the Australian continent *

Central Belt The Central Belt of Scotland is the Demographics of Scotland, area of highest population density within Scotland. Depending on the definition used, it has a population of between 2.4 and 4.2 million (the country's total was around 5.4 million in ...

, an area in the centre of Scotland *

Central Europe Central Europe is a geographical region of Europe between Eastern Europe, Eastern, Southern Europe, Southern, Western Europe, Western and Northern Europe, Northern Europe. Central Europe is known for its cultural diversity; however, countries in ...

, a region of the European continent *

Central London Central London is the innermost part of London, in England, spanning the City of London and several boroughs. Over time, a number of definitions have been used to define the scope of Central London for statistics, urban planning and local gove ...

, the centre of London *

Central Region (disambiguation) Central Region, Center Region, Centrale Region, or Centre Region can refer to: Africa *Centre Region, Burkina Faso, one of 13 administrative regions *Centre Region, Cameroon, one of ten semi-autonomous regions *Maekel Region or Central Region, Er ...

Central United States The Central United States is sometimes conceived as between the Eastern United States, Eastern and Western United States, Western as part of a three-region model, roughly coincident with the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Census Bureau's d ...

, a region of the United States of America

Specific locations

Countries

Central African Republic The Central African Republic (CAR) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to Central African Republic–Chad border, the north, Sudan to Central African Republic–Sudan border, the northeast, South Sudan to Central ...

, a country in Africa

States and provinces

Blue Nile (state) Blue Nile State ( ') is one of the eighteen States of Sudan, states of the Republic of the Sudan. It was established by presidential decree nº 3 in 1992 and it is named after the Blue Nile River. The region is host to around forty different eth ...

or Central, a state in Sudan *

Central Department Central () is a Departments of Paraguay, department in Paraguay. The capital is Areguá. With 1,883,927 inhabitants, it is the most populated of the 17 departments of Paraguay. It is also the smallest department, with a total area of . Geogra ...

, Paraguay *

Central Province (Kenya) The Central Province (, ) was a region in central Kenya until 2013, when Kenya's provinces were replaced by a system of counties. It covered an area of and was located to the north of Nairobi and west of Mount Kenya (''see maps''). The provinc ...

Central Province (Papua New Guinea) Central Province is a province in Papua New Guinea located on the southern coast of the country. It has a population of 237,016 (2010 census) people and is in size. The seat of government of Central Province, which is located within the Nationa ...

* Central Province (Solomon Islands) *

Central Province, Sri Lanka The Central Province ( ''Madhyama Paḷāta'', ''Maddiya Mākāṇam'') is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka. The province has an area of 5,674 km2 and a population of 2,421,148, making it the 2nd most populated province. The city of Kand ...

Central Province, Zambia Central Province is one of Zambia's ten Provinces of Zambia, provinces. The provincial capital is Kabwe, which is the home of the Mulungushi Rock of Authority. Central Province has an area of . It borders eight other provinces and has eleven dis ...

Cities and districts

Jamaica

* Saint James Central *

Saint James East Central Saint James East Central is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Representatives of the Parliament of Jamaica, Jamaican Parliament. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election. The con ...

Saint James West Central Saint James West Central is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Representatives of the Parliament of Jamaica, Jamaican Parliament. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election. The constit ...

United Kingdom

Central (Cardiff electoral ward) Central was the name of an original ward (politics), electoral ward in the centre of the county borough and, from 1905, city of Cardiff, Wales. It elected representatives to the Cardiff County Borough Council and, from 1974, South Glamorgan Count ...

, Wales *

Central (Liverpool ward) Central was an electoral division of Liverpool City Council in the Liverpool Riverside Parliamentary constituency. Background The ward was created for the 2004 municipal elections from the former Abercromby, Everton and Smithdown wards. ...

, England *

Central Region, Scotland Central region was a local government region from 1975 to 1996, being one of twelve such regions across Scotland. The Regional Council's headquarters were at Viewforth in Stirling, which had been previously the headquarters of Stirlingshire Co ...

, a former local government region *

Ayr Central Ayr Central is a covered shopping centre in Ayr, Scotland Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the nort ...

, a shopping centre

United States

Central, Alaska Central is a census-designated place (CDP) in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census the population was 66, down from 96 in 2010. Every February, Central ...

Central, Arizona Central is a census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each d ...

Central California (disambiguation) Central California is the central portion of the U.S. state of California. Central California may also refer to: * United States District Court for the Central District of California * Willams, California, formerly Central, California * Central ...

Central City, Colorado Central City is a List of municipalities in Colorado#Home rule municipality, home rule municipality located in Gilpin County, Colorado, Gilpin and Clear Creek County, Colorado, Clear Creek counties, Colorado, United States. Central City is the c ...

Central, Indiana Central is an unincorporated community in Heth Township, Harrison County, Indiana. History The town of Central was plotted by William Smith in 1890. It originally contained fifteen lots, two parallel streets covering of land. The church i ...

Central, Louisiana Central is a city in the U.S. state of Louisiana, third largest city in East Baton Rouge Parish, and part of the Baton Rouge metropolitan statistical area. Central had a 2020 census population of 29,565. History Long an unincorporated subur ...

* Central, Michigan * Central, Minnesota, Koochiching County *

Central, Minneapolis Central is a defined community in Minneapolis that consists of six smaller official neighborhoods around the downtown and central business core. It also includes the many old flour mills, the Mill District, and other historical and industri ...

, Minnesota *

Central (neighborhood), Minneapolis The Central neighborhood (part of the larger Powderhorn community) of Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States is located south of the downtown region of the city. It is bounded by Lake Street on the north, Chicago Avenue on the east, 38th Str ...

* Central Township, Merrick County, Nebraska * Central, New Mexico * Central, Cleveland, Ohio * Central, South Carolina * Central, Tennessee * Central, Utah * Central, West Virginia

Other nations

* Central, New South Wales, Australia *

Central District (Botswana) Central is the largest of Districts of Botswana, Botswana's districts in terms of area and population. It encompasses the traditional homeland of the Bamangwato people. Some of the most politically connected Tswana people, Batswana have come from t ...

* Central, Bahia, Brazil *

Central, Hong Kong Central (Chinese: 中環), also known as Central District, is the central business district of Hong Kong. It is located in the northeastern corner of the Central and Western District, on the north shore of Hong Kong Island, across Victoria Har ...

Central and Western District The Central and Western District (, ) located on northwestern part of Hong Kong Island is one of the districts of Hong Kong, 18 administrative districts of Hong Kong. It had a population of 243,266 in 2016. The district has the most educated ...

, Hong Kong *

Central Otago Central Otago is an area located in the inland part of the Otago region in the South Island of New Zealand. The motto for the area is "A World of Difference". The area is dominated by mountain ranges and the upper reaches of the Clutha River ...

, part of New Zealand's South Island, often known simply as Central *

Central Federal District The Central Federal District ( rus, Центральный федеральный округ, p=tsɨnˈtralʲnɨj fʲɪdʲɪˈralʲnɨj ˈokrʊk) is one of the federal districts of Russia, eight federal districts of Russia. Geographically, the di ...

, a federal district of Russia *

Central Area, Singapore The Central Area, also called the City Area, and informally The City, is the main commercial and financial city centre of Singapore. Located in the south-eastern part of the Central Region, the Central Area consists of eleven constituent pla ...

Central District Municipality The Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality (), formerly the Central District Municipality, is one of the four Districts of South Africa, districts of the North West (South African province), North West province of South Africa. Its capital is ...

, a district in North West, South Africa * Central, Zürich, a square in Zürich, Switzerland

Electoral districts

Jamaica

* Kingston Central (Jamaica Parliament constituency) *

Saint Andrew East Central (Jamaica Parliament constituency) Saint Andrew East Central is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Representatives of the Jamaican Parliament. It elects one Member of Parliament MP by the first past the post system of election. The current MP is Peter Phi ...

* Saint Andrew North Central (Jamaica Parliament constituency) * Saint Andrew West Central (Jamaica Parliament constituency) * Saint Catherine West Central (Jamaica Parliament constituency)

United Kingdom

= Parliament

= * Aberdeen Central (UK Parliament constituency) *

Aberdeen Central (Scottish Parliament constituency) Aberdeen Central (Scottish Gaelic, Gaelic: ''Obar Dheathain Meadhain'') is a burgh constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Scottish Parliament Building, Holyrood) covering part of the Aberdeen City council area. It elects one Member of the Sc ...

Barnsley Central (UK Parliament constituency) Barnsley Central was a constituency in South Yorkshire represented in the House of Commons from 1983 until 2024. This constituency covered parts of the town of Barnsley. Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster cons ...

Belfast Central (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Belfast Central was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland. Boundaries Belfast Central was a borough constituency comprising part of central Belfast. It was created in 1929, when the House of Commons (Method of Voting and Redis ...

* Bradford Central (UK Parliament constituency) *

Brent Central (UK Parliament constituency) Brent Central was a constituency in Greater London, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament from 2015 until its abolition for the 2024 general election by Dawn Butler of the Labour Party. Under the 2023 Periodic Review of We ...

Cardiff Central (UK Parliament constituency) Cardiff Central () was a borough constituency in the city of Cardiff. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the British House of Commons, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post sys ...

Cardiff Central (Assembly constituency) Cardiff Central () is a United Kingdom constituencies, constituency of the Senedd. It elects one Member of the Senedd by the first past the post method of election. Also, however, it is one of eight constituencies in the South Wales Central (Se ...

* Central Armagh (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) *

Central Ayrshire (UK Parliament constituency) Central Ayrshire is a constituency of the British House of Commons, located in the south-west of Scotland within the North Ayrshire and South Ayrshire council areas. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) at least once every five years using ...

Central Devon (UK Parliament constituency) Central Devon is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Mel Stride of the Conservative Party. History The constituency was created for the 2010 general election, following a review of parliamen ...

* Central Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency) * Central Suffolk (UK Parliament constituency) *

Central Suffolk and North Ipswich (UK Parliament constituency) Central Suffolk and North Ipswich is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Patrick Spencer of the Conservative Party, currently suspended and sitting as an Independent. Constituency profile Ce ...

Croydon Central (UK Parliament constituency) Croydon Central was a United Kingdom constituencies, constituency created in 1974 and represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the UK Parliament of the United Kingdom, Parliament from 2017 until its abolitio ...

Doncaster Central (UK Parliament constituency) Doncaster Central is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Sally Jameson of the Labour Party. History Created in 1983, the seat covers most of the Yorkshire city of Doncaster. It is considered a ...

Ealing Central and Acton (UK Parliament constituency) Ealing Central and Acton is a constituency created in 2010, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Rupa Huq, who was elected as a Labour MP, suspended from the party in September 2022 following alleged racist co ...

Edinburgh Central (UK Parliament constituency) Edinburgh Central was a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (at Palace of Westminster, Westminster) from 1885 United Kingdom general election, 1885 to 2005 U ...

Edinburgh Central (Scottish Parliament constituency) Edinburgh Central may refer to: * Edinburgh Central (Scottish Parliament constituency), a constituency of the Scottish Parliament, at Holyrood, 1999 to present * Edinburgh Central (UK Parliament constituency), a constituency of the House of C ...

Glasgow Central (UK Parliament constituency) Glasgow Central was a United Kingdom constituencies, constituency of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 2024 United Kingdom general election, 2024. A ''Glasgow Central'' co ...

* Greater Manchester Central (European Parliament constituency) *

Hackney Central (UK Parliament constituency) Hackney Central was a borough constituency in what was then the Metropolitan Borough of Hackney, in London. It returned one Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House o ...

* Hampshire Central (European Parliament constituency) * Kingston upon Hull Central (UK Parliament constituency) *

Islington Central (UK Parliament constituency) Islington Central was a United Kingdom constituencies, parliamentary constituency in the Islington district of Inner London. It returned one Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United K ...

Lancashire Central (European Parliament constituency) Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated ''Lancs'') is a ceremonial county in North West England North West England is one of nine official regions of England and consists of the ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial counties of Cheshire, Cu ...

Leeds Central (UK Parliament constituency) Leeds Central was a List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies, constituency represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the UK Parliament. The constituency first existed from 1885 until it was abolishe ...

London Central (European Parliament constituency) Prior to its uniform adoption of proportional representation in 1999, the United Kingdom used plurality voting system, first-past-the-post for the Elections in the European Union, European elections in England, Scotland and Wales. The European P ...

Manchester Central (UK Parliament constituency) Manchester Central is a parliamentary constituency in Greater Manchester created in 1974. The seat has been represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since 2012 by Lucy Powell of the Labour Party and Co-ope ...

Midlands Central (European Parliament constituency) Prior to its uniform adoption of proportional representation in 1999, the United Kingdom used plurality voting system, first-past-the-post for the Elections in the European Union, European elections in England, Scotland and Wales. The European P ...

Newcastle upon Tyne Central (UK Parliament constituency) Newcastle upon Tyne Central was a List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies, constituency represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, UK Parliament from 2010 until i ...

Nottingham Central (UK Parliament constituency) Nottingham Central was a borough constituency in the city of Nottingham. It returned one Member of Parliament to the British House of Commons, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The constituency was created for the 1918 ...

Sefton Central (UK Parliament constituency) Sefton Central is a constituency represented since its creation in 2010 by Bill Esterson of the Labour Party. Boundaries 2010-2024 The constituency was created for the 2010 general election, replacing much of Crosby along with part of Kn ...

Sheffield Central (UK Parliament constituency) Sheffield Central is a List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies, constituency represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, UK Parliament since 2024 by Abtisam Moha ...

Southwark Central (UK Parliament constituency) Southwark (''Br'' �sʌðɨk"Southwark", in ''The Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World'' (1952), New York: Columbia University Press. Central was a borough constituency returning a single Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of t ...

Stoke-on-Trent Central (UK Parliament constituency) Stoke-on-Trent Central is a constituency in Staffordshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Gareth Snell of the Labour Party, who had previously represented the constituency between 2017 and 2019. He succe ...

* Sunderland Central (UK Parliament constituency) *

York Central (UK Parliament constituency) York Central is a parliamentary United Kingdom constituencies, constituency represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Rachael Maskell of the Labour and Co-operative Party. Con ...

= Local wards

= * Central ward (multiple articles)

Other countries

Central Italy (European Parliament constituency) Central Italy is a European Parliament constituency, constituency of the European Parliament on the occasion of Elections in the European Union, European elections. It consists of the Regions of Italy, Italian regions of Lazio, Marche, Tuscany, a ...

* Central constituency (disambiguation), Russoa

Companies

* Central (home improvement store), a home improvement store chain located in Nova Scotia, Canada *

Central Group Central Group is a Thai multinational conglomerate founded by Tiang and Samrit Chirathivat in 1947, and still privately owned by the Chirathivat family . Its publicly-traded subsidiaries include Central Retail, Central Pattana (commercial re ...

, a department store company in Thailand *

Central Trains Central Trains was a train operating company in the United Kingdom owned by National Express that operated a variety of local and inter-regional trains from 2 March 1997 until 11 November 2007. Overview Created out of the Central division of ...

, a former UK train operating company owned by National Express Group *

ITV Central ITV Central, previously known as Central Independent Television, Carlton Central, ITV1 for Central England and commonly referred to as simply Central, is the Independent Television franchisee in the English Midlands. It was created following ...

(formerly Central Independent Television), the ITV company formed from ATV *

London Central The London Central Bus Company is a bus operator brand under London General Transport Services Limited, trading as Go-Ahead London. It is a subsidiary of the Go-Ahead Group and primarily operates services in South London under contract to Tran ...

, a bus operating company in London owned by Go-Ahead Group

Education

* Central C of E Junior School, a school in the United Kingdom *

North Carolina Central University North Carolina Central University (NCCU or NC Central) is a Public university, public Historically black colleges and universities, historically black university in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by James E. Shepard in affiliati ...

, a university in Durham, North Carolina, commonly known as "Central" *

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, commonly shortened to Central, is a drama school founded by Elsie Fogerty in 1906, as the Central School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art, to offer a new form of training in speech and drama for ...

, a university in London commonly known as "Central" * Central College (disambiguation) *

Central High School (disambiguation) Central High School may refer to any of these institutions of secondary education: In the United States Alabama * Central High School (Phenix City, Alabama) * Central High School (Tuscaloosa, Alabama) * Central High School (Hayneville, Alabam ...

Railways

Central station Central stations or central railway stations emerged in the second half of the nineteenth century as railway stations that had initially been built on the edge of city centres were enveloped by urban expansion and became an integral part of the ...

, a generic name for a centrally-located or main station of a town or city *

Central line (London Underground) The Central line is a London Underground line that runs between or in the west, and or Hainault Loop, Woodford via Hainault in the north-east, via the West End of London, West End, City of London, the City, and the East End of London, East En ...

, a London Underground line that runs between West London and East London * Central Railway (India) ** Central line (Mumbai Suburban Railway) *

Central Station (disambiguation) Central stations or central railway stations emerged in the second half of the nineteenth century as railway stations that had initially been built on the edge of city centres were enveloped by urban expansion and became an integral part of the ...

, railway stations known by the name "Central"

Sports

* Central (field hockey team), in New Zealand * Central Córdoba de Santiago del Estero, a football (soccer) club in Argentina *

Central Sport Club Central Sport Club, usually known simply as Central, is a Brazilian football club. Based in Caruaru, Pernambuco state, the club competes in the Série D. History On June 15, 1919, at Sociedade Musical Comercial Caruaruense, the club was found ...

, a football (soccer) club in Brazil * Central United F.C., a football (soccer) club in New Zealand *

Rosario Central Club Atlético Rosario Central (), more commonly referred to as Rosario Central, or simply Central, is a sports club based in Rosario, Argentina, that plays in the Argentine Primera División. The club was officially founded on 24 December 1889, ...

, an important football club in Argentina *

União Central Futebol Clube União is the Portuguese word for Union. It may refer to: *the Brazilian federal government *União do Vegetal, a church known for its usage of Hoasca as tea * Brazilian frigate ''União'' (F45), a general-purpose ''Niterói'' class frigate launc ...

, a football (soccer) club in Brazil

Other uses

* Central (Department Store), a retail chain of the Pantaloon Retail India *

Central (TV channel) Central was a Singaporean free-to-air terrestrial television channel in Singapore, owned by state media conglomerate MediaCorp. The channel was established on 1 September 1995 by Singapore Television Twelve as Premiere 12, an UHF spin-off of ...

, a defunct TV channel in Singapore * Central Christian Church (Henderson, Nevada), a postdenominational Evangelical megachurch *

Central Police Division The Central Police Division (or 'A' Division), is one of the seven land divisions of the Singapore Police Force. It was established in 1867 and is the longest-serving Police Division in Singapore. Amongst the seven land divisions covering all of S ...

, a police division in Singapore * Central Restaurante, a restaurant in Lima *

Central School of Speech and Drama The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, commonly shortened to Central, is a drama school founded by Elsie Fogerty in 1906, as the Central School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art, to offer a new form of training in speech and drama for ...

, London *

Central Time Zone The North American Central Time Zone (CT) is a time zone in parts of Canada, the United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It ...

, a time zone in the Americas * The Central, a commercial and residential building on Eu Tong Sen Street, Singapore * Central, a fictional in the American television sitcom ''

My Name Is Earl ''My Name Is Earl'' is an American television sitcom created by Greg Garcia (producer), Greg Garcia for NBC. It aired for four seasons from September 20, 2005, to May 14, 2009, with a total of List of My Name Is Earl episodes, 96 episodes. It wa ...

'' * Central, a song by

John Frusciante John Anthony Frusciante ( ; born March 5, 1970) is an American musician and the guitarist of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, having been with the band across three iterations. He has released 11 solo albums and 7 EPs, ranging in style from acoustic gu ...

from the 2009 studio album The Empyrean * Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), see

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