Higashi-ku, Okayama

Location of Higashi-ku in Okayama Prefecture
Higashi ward office

Higashi-ku (東区) is one of four wards of Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The ward has an area of 160.28 km² and a population of 96,718. The population density is 603 per square kilometer. The name means "East Ward."

The wards of Okayama were established when Okayama became a city designated by government ordinance on April 1, 2009.

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Coordinates: 34°39′30″N 134°2′11″E / 34.65833°N 134.03639°E / 34.65833; 134.03639

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