was a
district
A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...
located in
Ōita Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Ōita Prefecture has a population of 1,081,646 (1 February 2025) and has a geographic area of 6,340 km2 (2,448 sq mi). Ōita Prefecture borders Fukuoka Prefecture to the northwest, K ...
,
Japan
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.
As of 2003, the district had an estimated
population
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of 40,723 and
density
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of 99.35 persons per km
2. The total area was 409.90 km
2.
Dissolution
As of January 1, 2005 the district had 4 towns.
*
Hasama
*
Notsuharu
*
Shōnai
*
Yufuin
Merger
* On January 1, 2005 - the town of
Notsuharu, along with the town of
Saganoseki (from
Kitaamabe District), was merged with the expanded city of
Ōita.
* On October 1, 2005 - the towns of
Hasama,
Shōnai and
Yufuin were merged to create the city of
Yufu
270px, Yufu City Hall
is a city in Ōita Prefecture. , the city had an estimated population of 33,556 in 15883 households, and a population density of 110 persons per km2. The total area of the city is .
Geography
Yufu is located almost in t ...
. Therefore, Ōita District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
See also
*
Merger and dissolution of municipalities of Japan
have occurred since the Meiji era to join the facilities and legal boundaries of municipal districts, towns, and cities. Often, these mergers are driven by a necessity to consolidate villages and 'natural settlements' into larger-scale cities as ...
References
Former districts of Ōita Prefecture
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