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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 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.
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Media related to Higashi-ku, Okayama at Wikimedia Commons
- 岡山市東区役所 (Ward office official home page)
34°39′30″N 134°2′11″E / 34.65833°N 134.03639°E
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