Higashi-ku

Higashi-ku is one of the eight wards of Niigata City, , in the Hokuriku region of . As of 1 September 2016, the ward had an estimated population of 136,224 in 60,830 households and a population density of 3500 persons per km2.
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  • Type: Suburb with 138,000 residents
  • Description: one of eight wards of the City of Niigata, Japan
  • Also known as: “Higashi Ward” and “Higashi-ku, Niigata”
  • Postal code: 950-8709

Places of Interest

Highlights include Niigata Airport and Higashi-Niigata Station.

Aerodrome
is an international airport located 6.7 km northeast of in , Japan.

Railway station
Photo: Mister0124, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a railway station on the Hakushin Line operated by East Japan Railway Company in Higashi-ku, Niigata, Japan.

Railway station
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is a train station in Higashi-ku, Niigata, , , operated by East Japan Railway Company.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chūō-ku.

Suburb
Photo: Breakover, Public domain.
is one of the eight wards of Niigata City, , in the Hokuriku region of . It comprises much of the city centre. As of 1 September 2018, the ward had an estimated population of 183,231 in 87,162 households and a population density of 4,900 persons per km2. is situated 6 km west of Higashi-ku.

Higashi-ku

Latitude
37.9328° or 37° 55′ 58″ north
Longitude
139.1058° or 139° 6′ 21″ east
Population
138,000
Elevation
-2 metres (-7 feet)
Open location code
8Q9XW4M4+48
Open­Street­Map ID
node 752398439
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
7468170
Wiki­data ID
Q711707
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“Higashi-ku” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Higashi Ku (subdistrito sa Hapon, Niigata-ken)”
  • Cebuano: “Higashi Ku”
  • Chinese: “东区”
  • Chinese: “東區”
  • Czech: “Higaši-ku”
  • Czech: “東区”
  • French: “Higashi-ku”
  • German: “Higashi-ku”
  • Hungarian: “Higasi-ku”
  • Irish: “Higashi-ku”
  • Italian: “Higashi-ku (Niigata)”
  • Italian: “Higashi-ku”
  • Japanese: “Higashi-ku”
  • Japanese: “ひがしく”
  • Japanese: “ヒガシク”
  • Japanese: “新潟市東区”
  • Japanese: “東区 (新潟市)”
  • Japanese: “東区”
  • Korean: “히가시구”
  • Lithuanian: “Higaši-ku”
  • Lithuanian: “東区”
  • Persian: “هیگاشی-کو، نیگاتا”
  • Persian: “هیگاشی-کو”
  • Russian: “Хигаси-ку”
  • Spanish: “Higashi-ku”
  • Turkish: “Higashi, Niigata”
  • Ukrainian: “Район Хіґасі”
  • Ukrainian: “Район Хіґаші”
  • Urdu: “ہیگاشی وارڈ، نیگاتا”
  • Urdu: “ہیگاشی وارڈ”
  • Venetian: “Higashi-ku”
  • Vietnamese: “Higashi, Niigata”
  • Vietnamese: “Higashi”

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