# Central

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'''Central''' is an adjective usually referring to being in the [center](/source/center_(disambiguation)) of some place or (mathematical) object.

'''Central''' may also refer to:

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==Directions and generalised locations==
* [Central Africa](/source/Central_Africa), a region in the centre of Africa continent, also known as Middle Africa
* [Central America](/source/Central_America), a region in the centre of America continent
* [Central Asia](/source/Central_Asia), a region in the centre of Eurasian continent
* [Central Australia](/source/Central_Australia), a region of the Australian continent
* [Central Belt](/source/Central_Belt), an area in the centre of Scotland
* [Central Europe](/source/Central_Europe), a region of the European continent
* [Central London](/source/Central_London), the centre of London
* [Central Region (disambiguation)](/source/Central_Region_(disambiguation))
* [Central United States](/source/Central_United_States), a region of the United States of America

==Specific locations==

===Countries===
* [Central African Republic](/source/Central_African_Republic), a country in Africa

===States and provinces===
* [Blue Nile (state)](/source/Blue_Nile_(state)) or Central, a state in Sudan
* [Central Department](/source/Central_Department), Paraguay
* [Central Province (Kenya)](/source/Central_Province_(Kenya))
* [Central Province (Papua New Guinea)](/source/Central_Province_(Papua_New_Guinea))
* [Central Province (Solomon Islands)](/source/Central_Province_(Solomon_Islands))
* [Central Province, Sri Lanka](/source/Central_Province%2C_Sri_Lanka)
* [Central Province, Zambia](/source/Central_Province%2C_Zambia)

===Cities and districts===

==== Jamaica ====
* [Saint James Central](/source/Saint_James_Central)
* [Saint James East Central](/source/Saint_James_East_Central)
* [Saint James West Central](/source/Saint_James_West_Central)

==== United Kingdom ====
* [Central (Cardiff electoral ward)](/source/Central_(Cardiff_electoral_ward)), Wales
* [Central (Liverpool ward)](/source/Central_(Liverpool_ward)), England
* [Central Region, Scotland](/source/Central_Region%2C_Scotland), a former local government region

==== United States ====
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* [Central, Alaska](/source/Central%2C_Alaska)
* [Central, Arizona](/source/Central%2C_Arizona)
* [Central California](/source/Central_California)
* [Central City, Colorado](/source/Central_City%2C_Colorado)
* [Central, Indiana](/source/Central%2C_Indiana)
* [Central, Louisiana](/source/Central%2C_Louisiana)
* [Central, Michigan](/source/Central%2C_Michigan)
* [Central, Minnesota](/source/Central%2C_Minnesota), Koochiching County
* [Central, Minneapolis](/source/Central%2C_Minneapolis), Minnesota
* [Central (neighborhood), Minneapolis](/source/Central_(neighborhood)%2C_Minneapolis)
* [Central Township, Merrick County, Nebraska](/source/Central_Township%2C_Merrick_County%2C_Nebraska)
* [Central, New Mexico](/source/Central%2C_New_Mexico)
* [Central, Cleveland](/source/Central%2C_Cleveland), Ohio
* [Central, South Carolina](/source/Central%2C_South_Carolina)
* [Central, Tennessee](/source/Central%2C_Tennessee)
* [Central, Utah](/source/Central%2C_Utah)
* [Central, West Virginia](/source/Central%2C_West_Virginia)

==== Other nations ====
* [Central, New South Wales](/source/Central%2C_New_South_Wales), Australia
* [Central District (Botswana)](/source/Central_District_(Botswana))
* [Central, Bahia](/source/Central%2C_Bahia), Brazil
* [Central, Hong Kong](/source/Central%2C_Hong_Kong)
** [Central and Western District](/source/Central_and_Western_District), Hong Kong
* [Central Otago](/source/Central_Otago), part of New Zealand's South Island, often known simply as Central
* [Central Federal District](/source/Central_Federal_District), a federal district of Russia
* [Central Area, Singapore](/source/Central_Area%2C_Singapore)
* [Central District Municipality](/source/Central_District_Municipality), a district in North West, South Africa
* [Central, Zürich](/source/Central%2C_Z%C3%BCrich), a square in Zürich, Switzerland

=== Electoral districts ===
====Jamaica====
* [Kingston Central (Jamaica Parliament constituency)](/source/Kingston_Central_(Jamaica_Parliament_constituency))
* [Saint Andrew East Central (Jamaica Parliament constituency)](/source/Saint_Andrew_East_Central_(Jamaica_Parliament_constituency))
* [Saint Andrew North Central (Jamaica Parliament constituency)](/source/Saint_Andrew_North_Central_(Jamaica_Parliament_constituency))
* [Saint Andrew West Central (Jamaica Parliament constituency)](/source/Saint_Andrew_West_Central_(Jamaica_Parliament_constituency))
* [Saint Catherine West Central (Jamaica Parliament constituency)](/source/Saint_Catherine_West_Central_(Jamaica_Parliament_constituency))

====United Kingdom====

===== Parliament =====
* [Aberdeen Central (UK Parliament constituency)](/source/Aberdeen_Central_(UK_Parliament_constituency))
* [Aberdeen Central (Scottish Parliament constituency)](/source/Aberdeen_Central_(Scottish_Parliament_constituency))
* [Barnsley Central (UK Parliament constituency)](/source/Barnsley_Central_(UK_Parliament_constituency))
* [Belfast Central (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)](/source/Belfast_Central_(Northern_Ireland_Parliament_constituency))
* [Bradford Central (UK Parliament constituency)](/source/Bradford_Central_(UK_Parliament_constituency))
* [Brent Central (UK Parliament constituency)](/source/Brent_Central_(UK_Parliament_constituency))
* [Cardiff Central (UK Parliament constituency)](/source/Cardiff_Central_(UK_Parliament_constituency))
* [Cardiff Central (Assembly constituency)](/source/Cardiff_Central_(Assembly_constituency))
* [Central Armagh (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)](/source/Central_Armagh_(Northern_Ireland_Parliament_constituency))
* [Central Ayrshire (UK Parliament constituency)](/source/Central_Ayrshire_(UK_Parliament_constituency))
* [Central Devon (UK Parliament constituency)](/source/Central_Devon_(UK_Parliament_constituency))
* [Central Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)](/source/Central_Norfolk_(UK_Parliament_constituency))
* [Central Suffolk (UK Parliament constituency)](/source/Central_Suffolk_(UK_Parliament_constituency))
* [Central Suffolk and North Ipswich (UK Parliament constituency)](/source/Central_Suffolk_and_North_Ipswich_(UK_Parliament_constituency))
* [Croydon Central (UK Parliament constituency)](/source/Croydon_Central_(UK_Parliament_constituency))
* [Doncaster Central (UK Parliament constituency)](/source/Doncaster_Central_(UK_Parliament_constituency))
* [Ealing Central and Acton (UK Parliament constituency)](/source/Ealing_Central_and_Acton_(UK_Parliament_constituency))
* [Edinburgh Central (UK Parliament constituency)](/source/Edinburgh_Central_(UK_Parliament_constituency))
* [Edinburgh Central (Scottish Parliament constituency)](/source/Edinburgh_Central_(Scottish_Parliament_constituency))
* [Glasgow Central (UK Parliament constituency)](/source/Glasgow_Central_(UK_Parliament_constituency))
* [Greater Manchester Central (European Parliament constituency)](/source/Greater_Manchester_Central_(European_Parliament_constituency))
* [Hackney Central (UK Parliament constituency)](/source/Hackney_Central_(UK_Parliament_constituency))
* [Hampshire Central (European Parliament constituency)](/source/Hampshire_Central_(European_Parliament_constituency))
* [Kingston upon Hull Central (UK Parliament constituency)](/source/Kingston_upon_Hull_Central_(UK_Parliament_constituency))
* [Islington Central (UK Parliament constituency)](/source/Islington_Central_(UK_Parliament_constituency))
* [Lancashire Central (European Parliament constituency)](/source/Lancashire_Central_(European_Parliament_constituency))
* [Leeds Central (UK Parliament constituency)](/source/Leeds_Central_(UK_Parliament_constituency))
* [London Central (European Parliament constituency)](/source/London_Central_(European_Parliament_constituency))
* [Manchester Central (UK Parliament constituency)](/source/Manchester_Central_(UK_Parliament_constituency))
* [Midlands Central (European Parliament constituency)](/source/Midlands_Central_(European_Parliament_constituency))
* [Newcastle upon Tyne Central (UK Parliament constituency)](/source/Newcastle_upon_Tyne_Central_(UK_Parliament_constituency))
* [Nottingham Central (UK Parliament constituency)](/source/Nottingham_Central_(UK_Parliament_constituency))
* [Sefton Central (UK Parliament constituency)](/source/Sefton_Central_(UK_Parliament_constituency))
* [Sheffield Central (UK Parliament constituency)](/source/Sheffield_Central_(UK_Parliament_constituency))
* [Southwark Central (UK Parliament constituency)](/source/Southwark_Central_(UK_Parliament_constituency))
* [Stoke-on-Trent Central (UK Parliament constituency)](/source/Stoke-on-Trent_Central_(UK_Parliament_constituency))
* [Sunderland Central (UK Parliament constituency)](/source/Sunderland_Central_(UK_Parliament_constituency))
* [York Central (UK Parliament constituency)](/source/York_Central_(UK_Parliament_constituency))

===== Local wards =====

* [Central ward](/source/Central_ward_(disambiguation)) (multiple articles)

====Other countries====
* [Central Italy (European Parliament constituency)](/source/Central_Italy_(European_Parliament_constituency))
* [Central constituency (disambiguation)](/source/Central_constituency_(disambiguation)), Russia

==Companies==
* Central (home improvement store), a home improvement store chain located in Nova Scotia, Canada
* [Central Group](/source/Central_Group), a department store company in Thailand
* [Central Trains](/source/Central_Trains), a former UK train operating company owned by National Express Group
* [ITV Central](/source/ITV_Central) (formerly Central Independent Television), the ITV company formed from ATV
* [London Central](/source/London_Central), a bus operating company in London owned by Go-Ahead Group

==Education==
* [Central C of E Junior School](/source/Central_C_of_E_Junior_School), a school in the United Kingdom
* [North Carolina Central University](/source/North_Carolina_Central_University), a university in Durham, North Carolina, commonly known as "Central"
* [Royal Central School of Speech and Drama](/source/Royal_Central_School_of_Speech_and_Drama), a university in London commonly known as "Central"
* [Central College (disambiguation)](/source/Central_College_(disambiguation))
* [Central High School (disambiguation)](/source/Central_High_School_(disambiguation))

==Railways==
* [Central station](/source/Central_station), a generic name for a centrally located or main station of a town or city
* [Central line (London Underground)](/source/Central_line_(London_Underground)), a London Underground line that runs between West London and East London via Central London
* [Central Railway (India)](/source/Central_Railway_(India))
** [Central line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)](/source/Central_line_(Mumbai_Suburban_Railway))
* [Central Station (disambiguation)](/source/Central_Station_(disambiguation)), railway stations known by the name "Central"

==Sports==
* [Central (field hockey team)](/source/Central_(field_hockey_team)), in New Zealand
* [Central Córdoba de Santiago del Estero](/source/Central_C%C3%B3rdoba_de_Santiago_del_Estero), a football (soccer) club in Argentina
* [Central Sport Club](/source/Central_Sport_Club), a football (soccer) club in Brazil
* [Central United F.C.](/source/Central_United_F.C.), a football (soccer) club in New Zealand
* [Rosario Central](/source/Rosario_Central), an important football club in Argentina
* [União Central Futebol Clube](/source/Uni%C3%A3o_Central_Futebol_Clube), a football (soccer) club in Brazil

==Other uses==
* [Centro (store)](/source/Centro_(store)), formerly Central, a retail chain of the Pantaloon Retail India
* [Central (TV channel)](/source/Central_(TV_channel)), a defunct TV channel in Singapore
* [Central Christian Church (Henderson, Nevada)](/source/Central_Christian_Church_(Henderson%2C_Nevada)), a postdenominational Evangelical megachurch
* [Central Police Division](/source/Central_Police_Division), a police division in Singapore
* [Central (restaurant)](/source/Central_(restaurant)), in Lima, Peru
* [Central School of Speech and Drama](/source/Central_School_of_Speech_and_Drama), London
* [Central Time Zone](/source/Central_Time_Zone), a time zone in the Americas
* [The Central](/source/The_Central), a commercial and residential building on [Eu Tong Sen Street](/source/Eu_Tong_Sen_Street), Singapore
* Central, a fictional in the American television sitcom ''[My Name Is Earl](/source/My_Name_Is_Earl)''
* "Central", a song by [John Frusciante](/source/John_Frusciante) from the 2009 studio album ''[The Empyrean](/source/The_Empyrean)''
* Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), see {{slink|Cochrane Library|Contents}}
* [SBT Central](/source/SBT_Central), a television station in Jáu, São Paulo, Brazil

==See also==
*{{in title|Central}}
* [Central Coast (disambiguation)](/source/Central_Coast_(disambiguation))
* [Central District (disambiguation)](/source/Central_District_(disambiguation))
* [Central Hospital (disambiguation)](/source/Central_Hospital_(disambiguation)), various hospitals
* [Central line (disambiguation)](/source/Central_line_(disambiguation))
* [Central Valley (disambiguation)](/source/Central_Valley_(disambiguation)), multiple valleys with the same name
* [Center (disambiguation)](/source/Center_(disambiguation))
* [Tsentralny (disambiguation)](/source/Tsentralny_(disambiguation)), places in the former Soviet Union

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