Higashi-ku

one of seven wards of the City of Fukuoka, Japan
Organization ward_of_japan Q1206659
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Higashi-ku

Summary

Higashi-ku is a ward of Japan[1]. Higashi-ku draws 116 Wikipedia views per month (ward_of_japan category, ranking #35 of 174).[2]

Key Facts

  • Higashi-ku is located in Fukuoka[3].
  • Higashi-ku is in the country of Japan[4].
  • Higashi-ku's instance of is recorded as ward of Japan[5].
  • Higashi-ku's instance of is recorded as administrative territorial entity[6].
  • Higashi-ku's shares border with is recorded as Nishi-ku[7].
  • Higashi-ku's twinned administrative body is recorded as Azumino[8].
  • Higashi-ku's Commons category is recorded as Higashi-ku, Fukuoka[9].
  • Higashi-ku's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00[10].
  • April 1, 1972 marks the founding of Higashi-ku[11].
  • Higashi-ku's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 33.616388888889, 'lon': 130.4225}[12].
  • Higashi-ku's official website is recorded as https://www.city.fukuoka.lg.jp/higashi/index.html[13].
  • Higashi-ku's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Higashi-ku, Fukuoka[14].
  • Higashi-ku has a population of {'amount': '+321728'}[15].
  • Higashi-ku has a population of {'amount': '+306015'}[16].
  • Higashi-ku has a population of {'amount': '+292199'}[17].
  • Higashi-ku's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '東区'}[18].
  • Higashi-ku's name in kana is recorded as ひがしく[19].
  • Higashi-ku's different from is recorded as Higashi[20].
  • Higashi-ku covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+69.45'}[21].
  • Higashi-ku's associated electoral district is recorded as Fukuoka 1st district[22].
  • Higashi-ku's associated electoral district is recorded as Fukuoka 4th district[23].
  • Higashi-ku's category for the view of the item is recorded as Category:Views of Mount Tachibana from Higashi-ku, Fukuoka[24].

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Founding

April 1, 1972 marks the founding of Higashi-ku[11].

Why It Matters

Higashi-ku draws 116 Wikipedia views per month (ward_of_japan category, ranking #35 of 174).[2] Higashi-ku has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] Higashi-ku is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . ckan.open-governmentdata.org. Retrieved . ckan.open-governmentdata.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . e-stat.go.jp. Retrieved . e-stat.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . e-stat.go.jp. Retrieved . e-stat.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . gsi.go.jp. gsi.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Mugidai · 2026-06-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location {'lat': 33.616388888889, 'lon': 130.4225}
    Country Japan
    Area {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+69.45'}
    Official website https://www.city.fukuoka.lg.jp/higashi/index.html
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P625]]: 33°36'59"N, 130°25'21"E"
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