Higashi東区

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

Higashi (東区, Higashi-ku) is a ward of Okayama, in Okayama Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 93,108 (2020 census), area 160.53 km². Borders 5 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

Okayama City 岡山市

Prefecture

Okayama 岡山県

Region

Chūgoku 中国

Population

93,108 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-2.6% from 95,577

Area

160.53 km²

Density

580 people per km²

Households

37,471

Under 15

11.7%

65 and over

31.0%

Foreign residents

1,636 (1.8%)

Code

33103 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.okayama.jp/higashiku

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

5 places share a land border with Higashi, 2 of them wards of the same city. Borders across water are not counted.

• Kita Ward北区
• Naka Ward中区
• Bizen City備前市
• Setochi City瀬戸内市
• Akaiwa City赤磐市

Questions about Higashi

Is Higashi a city?

Higashi (東区) is a ward of Okayama (岡山市), 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 Okayama (岡山市), in Okayama Prefecture (岡山県), 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?

93,108 at the 2020 census, down 2.6% from 95,577 in 2015. The area is 160.53 km², which is 580 people per km². 37,471 households. 31.0% of residents are 65 or older and 11.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Higashi?

Five: Kita Ward (北区), Naka Ward (中区), Bizen City (備前市), Setochi City (瀬戸内市), and Akaiwa City (赤磐市). 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?

岡山県岡山市東区… (Okayama-ken, Okayama-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.