Higashi-ku, Okayama
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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 square kilometer. The name means "East Ward."
The wards of Okayama were established when Okayama became a city designated by government ordinance on April 1, 2009.
External links
Media related to Higashi-ku, Okayama at Wikimedia Commons
- 岡山市東区役所 (Ward office official home page)