Higashi東区

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

Higashi (東区, Higashi-ku) is a ward of Kumamoto, in Kumamoto Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 189,524 (2020 census), area 50.19 km². Borders 6 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

Kumamoto City 熊本市

Prefecture

Kumamoto 熊本県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

189,524 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-0.5% from 190,451

Area

50.19 km²

Density

3,776 people per km²

Households

80,454

Under 15

14.9%

65 and over

24.6%

Foreign residents

1,289 (0.7%)

Code

43102 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.kumamoto.jp/higashi

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

6 places share a land border with Higashi, 3 of them wards of the same city. Borders across water are not counted.

• Chuo Ward中央区
• Minami Ward南区
• Kita Ward北区
• Kikuyo Town菊陽町
• Kashima Town嘉島町
• Mashiki Town益城町

Questions about Higashi

Is Higashi a city?

Higashi (東区) is a ward of Kumamoto (熊本市), 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 Kumamoto (熊本市), in Kumamoto Prefecture (熊本県), in the Kyūshū-Okinawa 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?

189,524 at the 2020 census, down 0.5% from 190,451 in 2015. The area is 50.19 km², which is 3,776 people per km². 80,454 households. 24.6% of residents are 65 or older and 14.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Higashi?

Six: Chuo Ward (中央区), Minami Ward (南区), Kita Ward (北区), Kikuyo Town (菊陽町), Kashima Town (嘉島町), and Mashiki Town (益城町). 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?

熊本県熊本市東区… (Kumamoto-ken, Kumamoto-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.