was a
district
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located in
Ōita Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Ōita Prefecture has a population of 1,136,245 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 6,340 km2 (2,448 sq mi). Ōita Prefecture borders Fukuoka Prefecture to the northwest, Kumam ...
,
Japan
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.
As of 2003, the district had an estimated
population
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of 14,180 and the
density
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of 35.72 persons per km
2. The total area was 396.98 km
2.
Prior to its dissolution, on March 21, 2005, there were three towns and two villages within the district:
*
Amagase
*
Ōyama
*
Kamitsue
*
Maetsue
*
Nakatsue
Merger
* On March 22, 2005 - the towns of
Amagase and
Ōyama, and the villages of
Kamitsue,
Maetsue and
Nakatsue were merged into the expanded city of
Hita, and Hita District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hita District, Oita
Former districts of Ōita Prefecture