Ōita District, Ōita
Former district in Ōita prefecture, Japan
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Ōita (大分郡, Ōita-gun) was a district located in Ōita Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 40,723 and density of 99.35 persons per km2. The total area was 409.90 km2.
Dissolution
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. Therefore, Ōita District was dissolved as a result of this merger.[1]
