Higashi-ku, Okayama
Higashi-ku
東区 ひがしく | |
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The main hall of Saidaiji Kannon-in Temple | |
| Country | Japan |
| 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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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."
The wards of Okayama were established when Okayama became a city designated by government ordinance on April 1, 2009.