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Higashi-ku, Okayama
Ward in Chūgoku, Japan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Higashi-ku (東区) is one of four wards of Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The ward has an area of 160.28 km2 and a population of 96,718. The population density is 603 per km2. The name means "East Ward."
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Higashi-ku
東区 ひがしく | |
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Region | Chūgoku (San'yō) |
Prefecture | Okayama |
City | Okayama |
Area | |
• Total | 160.53 km2 (61.98 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Estimate (2024) | 90,039 |
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The wards of Okayama were established when Okayama became a city designated by government ordinance on April 1, 2009.