Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu

Higashi-ku 東区
Higashi-ku's location in Shizuoka, Japan.
Location
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu
Prefecture	Shizuoka
Physical characteristics
Area	46.29 km2 (17.87 sq mi)
Population (as of May 1, 2009)
Total	128,409
Density	2,770 /km2 (7,174 /sq mi)
Symbols
Higashi-ku Government Office
Address	20-3 Ryutsu-motomachi 435-8686
Phone number	053-424-0111
Official website: home page

Higashi-ku (東区, Higashi-ku^?) 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, and Naka-ku.

Higashi-ku was created on April 1, 2007 when Hamamatsu became a city designated by government ordinance (a "designated city").

Higashi-ku is served by Tenryūgawa Station on the Tōkaidō Main Line, and by Jidōsha-Gakkō-Mae Station, Saginomiya Station, Sekishi Station and Enshū-Nishigasaki Station on the Enshū Railway Line.

Higashi Ward Office, Hamamatsu

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Coordinates: 34°44′29″N 137°47′30″E / 34.741357°N 137.791719°E / 34.741357; 137.791719

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