Higashi-ku | |
Native Name: | 東区 ひがしく |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Settlement Type: | Ward |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Japan |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
Subdivision Name1: | Chūgoku (San'yō) |
Subdivision Name2: | Okayama |
Subdivision Type3: | City |
Subdivision Name3: | Okayama |
Area Total Km2: | 160.53 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Est: | 90039 |
Pop Est As Of: | 2024 |
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 km2. The name means "East Ward."
The wards of Okayama were established when Okayama became a city designated by government ordinance on April 1, 2009.