Higashi東区

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

Higashi (東区, Higashi-ku) is a ward of Niigata, in Niigata Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 134,446 (2020 census), area 38.62 km². Borders 3 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

Niigata City 新潟市

Prefecture

Niigata 新潟県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

134,446 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-2.3% from 137,577

Area

38.62 km²

Density

3,481 people per km²

Households

57,491

Under 15

11.8%

65 and over

29.2%

Foreign residents

874 (0.7%)

Code

15102 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.niigata.lg.jp/higashi

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

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

• Kita Ward北区
• Chuo Ward中央区
• Konan Ward江南区

Questions about Higashi

Is Higashi a city?

Higashi (東区) is a ward of Niigata (新潟市), 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 Niigata (新潟市), in Niigata Prefecture (新潟県), in the Chūbu 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?

134,446 at the 2020 census, down 2.3% from 137,577 in 2015. The area is 38.62 km², which is 3,481 people per km². 57,491 households. 29.2% of residents are 65 or older and 11.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Higashi?

Three: Kita Ward (北区), Chuo Ward (中央区), and Konan Ward (江南区). 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?

新潟県新潟市東区… (Niigata-ken, Niigata-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.