A central city or core city is the largest or most important city or cities of a metropolitan area. Central city may also refer to: A central business district, the commercial and business centre of a city In China: The urban core of a prefecture-level city (as opposed to the much larger region it governs) A national central city, one of a group of cities tasked with leading political, cultural and economic development Places United States Central City, Alabama Central City, Arkansas Central City, Colorado Central City, Houston Central City, Illinois Central City, Iowa Central City, Jefferson Territory Central City, Kentucky Central City, Louisiana, East Baton Rouge Parish Central City, Nebraska Central City, New Orleans, Louisiana, a neighborhood Central City, Ohio Central City, Pennsylvania Central City, Phoenix, urban village Central City, Salt Lake City, Utah Central City, South Dakota Central City, Virginia Developments Central City (Seoul), a bus terminal with hotel and shopping mall in Seoul Central City (Surrey), a shopping mall and office tower complex in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada Fictional places Central City (DC Comics), the home of the second version of the superhero the Flash Central City, the home of comics character the Spirit Central City, the original home base of the Fantastic Four (who now reside in Manhattan) Central City, the capital city in Conquest of the Planet of the Apes Central City, the capital city in the 1974 Planet of the Apes TV series Central City, the capital of Amestris in the manga and anime Fullmetal Alchemist Central City, a capital in the Sonic the Hedgehog video game series Central City (Tin Man), the capital of the Outer Zone in the 2007 Sci Fi television miniseries Tin Man Central City, the home of the human allies of the Autobots in The Transformers Central City, the future capital of Earth in 1960s Doctor Who stories Music Central City May Rise Again, an album by The Cape May Sports Central City FC, a soccer club based in Central Melbourne, Australia