Oita Prefecture - Definition and Overview

Oita Prefecture (大分県; Ōita-ken)

Symbol of Oita Prefecture
Capital	Oita (city)
Region	Kyushu
Island	Kyushu
Governor	Katsusada Hirose
Area	5,804.24 km² (24th)
- % water	0.7%
Population (2000)
- Population	1,221,128 (34th)
- Density	210 /km²
Districts	12
Municipalities	58
ISO 3166-2	JP-44
Web site	www.pref.oita.jp/english/
Prefectural Symbols
- Flower	Bungoume blossom (Prunus mume var. bungo)
- Tree	Bungoume tree (Prunus mume var. bungo)
- Bird	Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonica)

Ōita Prefecture (大分県; Ōita-ken) is located on Kyushu Island, Japan. The capital is the city of Oita.

History

After the Meiji Restoration, Bungo and southern Buzen Provinces were combined to form Oita Prefecture. These provinces were divided among many local daimyo and a large castle town never formed in Oita.

Geography

Oita Prefecture is located on the north-eastern coast of the island of Kyushu. Surrounded by the Suo Channel and Honshu Island to the north, the Iyo Channel and Shikoku Island to the east, it is bordered by Miyazaki Prefecture to the south, and Fukuoka Prefecture and Kumamoto Prefecture to the west.

Oita Prefecture is almost entirely covered by mountains and has only narrow coastal plains.

Cities

• Beppu
• Bungotakada
• Hita
• Kitsuki
• Nakatsu
• Oita (capital)
• Saiki
• Taketa
• Tsukumi
• Usa
• Usuki

Districts

Economy

Demographics

Culture

Tourism

Prefectural symbols

Miscellaneous topics

External links

• Official Oita Prefecture homepage (http://www.pref.oita.jp/english/index.html)

Oita Prefecture
Cities
Beppu | Bungotakada | Hita | Kitsuki | Nakatsu | Oita (capital) | Saiki | Taketa | Tsukumi | Usa | Usuki
Districts
Hayami | Higashikunisaki | Hita | Kitaamabe | Kusu | Minamiamabe | Naoiri | Nishikunisaki | Oita | Ono | Shimoge | Usa

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