Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu
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Higashi 東区 |
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| Higashi Ward | |
 Location of Higashi-ku in Shizuoka |
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 Higashi
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| Coordinates: 34°44′29″N 137°47′30″E / 34.74139°N 137.79167°ECoordinates: 34°44′29″N 137°47′30″E / 34.74139°N 137.79167°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūbu |
| Prefecture | Shizuoka |
| City | Hamamatsu |
| Area | |
| • Total | 46.29 km2 (17.87 sq mi) |
| Population (July 1, 2012) | |
| • Total | 126,499 |
| • Density | 2,730/km2 (7,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) |
| Phone number | 053-424-0111 |
| Address | 20-3 Ryutsu-motomachi, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu 435-8686 |
| Website | Higashi-ku 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.
The Hamamatsu campus of Escola Alegria de Saber, a network of Brazilian international schools, is in Higashi-ku.
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