Higashi東区

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

Higashi (東区, Higashi-ku) is a ward of Sakai, in Osaka Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 85,043 (2020 census), area 10.49 km². Borders 4 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

Sakai City 堺市

Prefecture

Osaka 大阪府

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

85,043 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-0.2% from 85,189

Area

10.49 km²

Density

8,107 people per km²

Households

36,889

Under 15

12.5%

65 and over

31.0%

Foreign residents

831 (1.0%)

Code

27143 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.sakai.lg.jp/higashi

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

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

• Naka Ward中区
• Kita Ward北区
• Mihara Ward美原区
• Osakasayama City大阪狭山市

Questions about Higashi

Is Higashi a city?

Higashi (東区) is a ward of Sakai (堺市), 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 Sakai (堺市), in Osaka Prefecture (大阪府), in the Kansai 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?

85,043 at the 2020 census, down 0.2% from 85,189 in 2015. The area is 10.49 km², which is 8,107 people per km². 36,889 households. 31.0% of residents are 65 or older and 12.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Higashi?

Four: Naka Ward (中区), Kita Ward (北区), Mihara Ward (美原区), and Osakasayama City (大阪狭山市). 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?

大阪府堺市東区… (Ōsaka-fu, Sakai-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.