Higashi-ku, Sakai
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Higashi-ku (東区) is a ward of the city of Sakai in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The ward has an area of 10.48 km2 and a population of 85,263. The population density is 8,136 per square kilometer.[1] The name means "East Ward."
The wards of Sakai were established when Sakai became a city designated by government ordinance on April 1, 2006.
Transportation
Rail
- Nankai Electric Railway
- Koya Line: Hatsushiba Station - Hagiharatenjin Station - Kitanoda Station
References
- ^ 東区役所のホームページ : 堺市ホームページ Archived 2009-07-21 at the Wayback Machine (Ward office official home page) (Retrieved on June 23, 2009)
External links
Media related to Higashi-ku, Sakai at Wikimedia Commons
- Ward office official webpage (in Japanese)
Geographic data related to Higashi-ku, Sakai at OpenStreetMap
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