Higashi-ku

Higashi-ku is one of the seven wards of in Japan. As of 1 March 2012, it has a population of 296,576, with 136,133 households, and an area of 66.68 km2.
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  • Type: Suburb with 306,000 residents
  • Description: one of seven wards of the City of Fukuoka, Japan
  • Also known as: “Higashi Ward”, “Higashi-ku, Fukuoka”, “Higashi, thành phố Fukuoka”, “Хигаси-ку”, and “東区 (福岡市)”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Fukuoka International Conference Center and Hakata Station.

Convention center
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Fukuoka Convention Center in , …

Railway station
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is a major railway station in , Japan.

Mosque
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The Fukuoka Mosque, officially the Fukuoka Masjid…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hakata and Chūō-ku.

Suburb
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Hakata-ku is a ward of the city of in , Japan.

Suburb
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is one of the seven wards of Fukuoka city in Japan. is situated 4 km southwest of Higashi-ku.

Suburb
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Minami-ku is one of the seven wards of Fukuoka City, . is situated 6 km south of Higashi-ku.

Higashi-ku

Latitude
33.6178° or 33° 37′ 4″ north
Longitude
130.4175° or 130° 25′ 3″ east
Population
306,000
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Established
April 1st, 1972
Open location code
8Q5GJC98+4X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1870148118
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
7407402
Wiki­data ID
Q1206659
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Higashi-ku” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Higashi Ku (subdistrito sa Hapon, Fukuoka-ken)”
  • Cebuano: “Higashi Ku”
  • Chinese: “东区”
  • Chinese: “東區”
  • Czech: “Higaši-ku”
  • Danish: “Higashi-ku”
  • Dutch: “Higashi-ku”
  • Finnish: “Higashi-ku”
  • French: “arrondissement Est”
  • French: “Arrondissement Est”
  • French: “Higashi-ku”
  • German: “Higashi-ku”
  • Hungarian: “Higasi-ku”
  • Indonesian: “Higashi-ku, Fukuoka”
  • Irish: “Higashi-ku”
  • Italian: “Higashi-ku (Fukuoka)”
  • Italian: “Higashi-ku”
  • Japanese: “Higashi-Ku”
  • Japanese: “ひがしく”
  • Japanese: “ヒガシク”
  • Japanese: “東区”
  • Japanese: “福岡市東区”
  • Korean: “히가시구”
  • Persian: “هیگاشی-کو، فوکوئوکا”
  • Persian: “هیگاشی-کو”
  • Polish: “Higashi”
  • Russian: “Хигаси”
  • Slovenian: “Higashi”
  • Spanish: “Higashi-ku”
  • Thai: “เขตฮิงาชิ”
  • Turkish: “Higashi, Fukuoka”
  • Urdu: “ہیگاشی وارڈ، فوکوکا”
  • Venetian: “Higashi-ku”
  • Vietnamese: “Higashi, Fukuoka”
  • Yue Chinese: “東區”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Fukuoka City Higashi Ward Office and 浜宮.

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