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 km.
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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”, “Higashi-ku, Niigata”, and “東区 (新潟市)”
  • Postal code: 950-8709

Places of Interest

Highlights: Niigata Airport and Higashi-Niigata Station.

Aerodrome
is an international airport located…

Railway station
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is a railway station on the…

Railway station
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is a train station in Higashi-ku…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chūō-ku.

Suburb
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is one of the eight wards of Niigata City… 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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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”
  • 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”
  • Korean: “히가시구”
  • Lithuanian: “Higaši-ku”
  • 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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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Kodohoncho and Shirogane 1-chome.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Maki-ryoko Japanese Calligraphy Museum and 河渡かのえ公園.

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