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''Higashi-ku''), all literally meaning ''East District'', may refer to the following:

Japan

Higashi-ku, Nagoya is one of the 16 wards of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the ward had an estimated population of 82,939 and a population density of 10,757 persons per km². The total area was 7.71 km². Geography Higashi Ward is locate ...

, Aichi Prefecture *

Higashi-ku, Fukuoka is one of the seven wards of Fukuoka 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. Its name literally means "east ward". Kashii is in this ward. It is south of neighbo ...

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Higashi-ku, Hiroshima is one of the eight wards located in Hiroshima, Japan. It is located on the uppermost delta of the Ōta River. Within Higashi-ku is the Fudoin Temple in Ushita-shinmachi. Fudoin dates back to the 14th century and was built by ''shōgun'' Ashika ...

, Hiroshima Prefecture *

Higashi-ku, Sapporo is one of the 10 wards in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is directly translated as "east ward", and is neighboured to Kita-ku, Sapporo, Kita-ku, Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Chūō-ku, Shiroishi-ku, Sapporo, Shiroishi-ku, Ebetsu, Hokkaidō, Ebetsu, Tōbet ...

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Higashi-ku, Kumamoto is one of the five wards of Kumamoto City, Japan. Meaning literally "east ward," it is bordered by the Kita-ku, Chūō-ku, Minami-ku and also by the towns of Kikuyō, Mashiki and Kashima. As of 2012, it has a population Population t ...

, Kumamoto Prefecture * Higashi-ku, Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture *

Higashi-ku, Okayama 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 square kilometer. The name means "East Ward." The wards of Okayama were establis ...

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Higashi-ku, Sakai is a ward of the city of Sakai in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The ward has an area of 10.48 km² and a population of 85,263. The population density is 8,136 per square kilometer.

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Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu is one of seven wards of Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan, located in the east-central part of the city. It is the second smallest of the seven wards of Hamamatsu in terms of area, after Naka-ku. It is bordered by Hamakita-ku, Kita-ku, Minami-ku, ...

, Shizuoka Prefecture * Higashi-ku, Osaka merged with Minami-ku into Chūō-ku, Osaka

Mainland China

* Dongqu, Panzhihua, Sichuan *

Dongqu Subdistrict Dongqu Subdistrict (), also known as East Subdistrict, or Eastern Subdistrict, is a subdistrict of Zhongshan City, Guangdong, China, which was established in 1987. It is the location of the Zhongshan Municipal Government, and is the political, econ ...

, Zhongshan, Guangdong * Dongqu Subdistrict, Huaibei, in Xiangshan District, Huaibei, Anhui * Dongqu Subdistrict, Guangzhou, in Luogang District, Guangzhou, Guangdong * Dongqu Subdistrict, Yima, Henan

South Korea

Dong-gu, Busan Dong District (literally ''east district'') is a '' gu'' in central Busan, South Korea. It was one of the first 6 ''gu'' of Busan established in 1957. Busan Station is located in Dong-gu. Dong-gu has a status of sister localities with Gwangsan ...

Dong-gu, Daegu Dong District (Dong-gu, lit. East District) is a '' gu'' (district) in northeastern part of Daegu metropolitan city of South Korea. Daegu city itself lies in the southwestern part of Korean Peninsula. It has a population of 343,678. The district c ...

Dong-gu, Daejeon Dong District (Dong-gu) is a district in Daejeon, a metropolitan city in South Korea. See also *Samseong-dong Samseong-Dong is an affluent neighborhood or ward of Gangnam-gu in Seoul, South Korea. The area has a large concentration of upscale ...

* Dong-gu, Gwangju * Dong-gu, Incheon * Dong-gu, Ulsan

Taiwan

East District, Chiayi East District () is a district in east Chiayi City, Taiwan. The district is the city seat of Chiayi City. History The East District was established on 6 October 1990. Administrative divisions East District consists of the following villages ...

East District, Hsinchu East District () is a district in east Hsinchu City, Taiwan. It is the second largest of the three districts in Hsinchu City. The East District is home to the Hsinchu Science and Industrial Park. Geography * Area: * Population: 208,122 (Januar ...

East District, Taichung East District () is an urban district in Taichung, Taiwan. It was a part of Taichung City before the City and County were merged in 2010. History The district used to be part of the Taichung provincial city before the merger with Taichung Coun ...

East District, Tainan East District () is a district home to 180,409 people located in Tainan, Taiwan. History East District was formed with the merging of Dongmen and Zhuwei and part of Kaishan and Zhaohe in 1945. The East District Office was originally established ...