is a

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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 Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

. As of April 2006, the district has an estimated

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of 2,898. The total area is now down to 6.75 km². There is only one village left in the district. * Himeshima Until March 30, 2006, the district additionally had four towns. * Aki * Kunimi * Kunisaki * Musashi

District Timeline

*On March 31, 2006 the old town of Kunisaki absorbed the towns of Aki, Kunimi and Musashi to become the new city of Kunisaki. Districts in Ōita Prefecture {{Oita-geo-stub