Higashi東区

Higashi-ku. The name ends in 区 (ku), the word for ward.

Higashi (東区, Higashi-ku) is a ward of Hiroshima, in Hiroshima Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 119,353 (2020 census), area 39.42 km². Borders 7 places.

An administrative ward of the city around it. Its ward office handles counter services such as residence registration, but the ward has no mayor and no assembly: the city's mayor and assembly govern it.

In an address this ward is in the same slot as a Tokyo special ward, which makes the two look equivalent. Only Tokyo's 23 wards are governments.

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Facts

Japanese name

東区

Reading

Higashi-ku

Kind

Ward of a designated city (行政区): an office of the city, not a government

City

Hiroshima City 広島市

Prefecture

Hiroshima 広島県

Region

Chūgoku 中国

Population

119,353 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-0.7% from 120,155

Area

39.42 km²

Density

3,028 people per km²

Households

53,056

Under 15

13.5%

65 and over

26.9%

Foreign residents

1,841 (1.5%)

Code

34102 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.hiroshima.lg.jp/site/higashiku

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

7 places share a land border with Higashi, 6 of them wards of the same city. Borders across water are not counted.

• Naka Ward中区
• Minami Ward南区
• Nishi Ward西区
• Asaminami Ward安佐南区
• Asakita Ward安佐北区
• Aki Ward安芸区
• Fuchu Town府中町

Questions about Higashi

Is Higashi a city?

Higashi (東区) is a ward of Hiroshima (広島市), a designated city. It is not a government. The ward office handles counter services such as residence registration, but the ward has no mayor and no assembly of its own: the city's mayor and assembly govern it. Tokyo's 23 special wards are written with the same character, 区, and those are governments.

Where is Higashi?

Higashi is inside Hiroshima (広島市), in Hiroshima Prefecture (広島県), in the Chūgoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Higashi?

119,353 at the 2020 census, down 0.7% from 120,155 in 2015. The area is 39.42 km², which is 3,028 people per km². 53,056 households. 26.9% of residents are 65 or older and 13.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Higashi?

Seven: Naka Ward (中区), Minami Ward (南区), Nishi Ward (西区), Asaminami Ward (安佐南区), Asakita Ward (安佐北区), Aki Ward (安芸区), and Fuchu Town (府中町). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Higashi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Higashi written in Japanese?

東区, read Higashi-ku. The last character, 区 (ku), is the word for ward, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Higashi begin?

広島県広島市東区… (Hiroshima-ken, Hiroshima-shi, Higashi-ku, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name, then the ward name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.