Ōita District, Ōita

Ōita (大分郡, Ōita-gun^?) was a district located in Ōita, 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

As of January 1, 2005 the district had 4 towns.

• Hasama
• Notsuharu
• Shōnai
• Yufuin

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. The remaining 3 towns merged on October 1, 2005, all towns within the district merged to form the city of Yufu, and Ōita District was dissolved.

See also

• Merger and dissolution of municipalities of Japan