Higashi-ku, Nagoya
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Higashi 東区 |
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| Higashi Ward | |
Nagoya Dome from Midland Squa
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 Location of Higashi-ku in Nagoya |
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 Higashi
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| Coordinates: 35°10′46″N 136°55′34″E / 35.17944°N 136.92611°ECoordinates: 35°10′46″N 136°55′34″E / 35.17944°N 136.92611°E | |
| Country | Japan |
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Tōkai region Chūbu region |
| Prefecture | Aichi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.7 km2 (3.0 sq mi) |
| Population (November 2011) | |
| • Total | 74,334 |
| • Density | 9,650/km2 (25,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) |
| - Tree | Magnolia liliiflora |
| - Flower | Tree peony |
| Phone number | 052-935-2271 |
| Address | 1-7-74 Tsutsui, Higashi-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken 464-8644 |
| Website |
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Higashi Ward (東区 Higashi-ku?) is one of the 16 wards of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 2011[update], the ward had an estimated population of 74,334 and a population density of 9,650 persons per km². The total area was 7.7 km².
Higashi Ward is located in the center of Nagoya city. It is the smallest of the wards of Nagoya in terms of geographic area.
Higashi Ward was one of the original four wards of the city of Nagoya, established on April 1, 1908. Most of the area was completed destroyed during the Bombing of Nagoya in World War II. After the war, the layout of the streets was changed to a grid pattern, with wide streets serving as firebreaks.
Higashi Ward has the headquarters of Tōkai Television Broadcasting as well as the NHK Nagoya Broadcasting Station.
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