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.
  • Suburb with about 322,000 residents
  • Description: one of seven wards of the City of Fukuoka, Japan
  • Also known as
    “Higashi Ward”
    “Higashi-ku, Fukuoka”
  • Established: April 1, 1972

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fukuoka International Conference Center and Hakata Station.
Convention center
Fukuoka Convention Center in , …
Railway station
is a major railway station in , Japan.
The Fukuoka Mosque, officially the Fukuoka Masjid…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hakata and Chūō-ku.
Hakata-ku is a ward of the city of in , Japan.
is one of the seven wards of Fukuoka city in Japan. is situated 4 km southwest of Higashi-ku.
Minami-ku is one of the seven wards of Fukuoka City, . is situated 6 km south of Higashi-ku.
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Latitude
33.6178° or 33° 37′ 4″ north
Longitude
130.4175° or 130° 25′ 3″ east
Open location code
8Q5GJC98+4X
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Higashi-ku” goes by many names.
Higashi KuCebuano
Higashi Ku (subdistrito sa Hapon, Fukuoka-ken)Cebuano
东区Chinese
東區Chinese
Higaši-kuCzech
Higashi-kuDanish
Higashi-kuDutch
Higashi-kuFinnish
Higasi-kuHungarian
Higashi-ku, FukuokaIndonesian
Higashi-kuIrish
Higashi-kuItalian
Higashi-ku (Fukuoka)Italian
Higashi-KuJapanese
ひがしくJapanese
ヒガシクJapanese
東区Japanese
東区 (福岡市)Japanese
福岡市東区Japanese
히가시구Korean
هیگاشی-کوPersian
هیگاشی-کو، فوکوئوکاPersian
HigashiPolish
ХигасиRussian
Хигаси-куRussian
HigashiSlovenian
เขตฮิงาชิThai
Higashi, FukuokaTurkish
ہیگاشی وارڈ، فوکوکاUrdu
Higashi-kuVenetian
HigashiVietnamese
Higashi, FukuokaVietnamese
Higashi, thành phố FukuokaVietnamese
東區Yue Chinese

Localities in the Area

Notable Places Nearby

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