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 km2. The name means "East Ward."
The wards of Okayama were established when Okayama became a city designated by government ordinance on April 1, 2009.
Geography is a mountain in Higashi-ku that is sacred to the Honbushin religion. It is 149 metres tall.
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External links
岡山市東区役所 (Ward office official home page)