Ōita Prefecture
prefecture of Japan
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Summary
Ōita Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan[1]. It draws 4,724 Wikipedia views per month (prefecture of japan category, ranking #43 of 49).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Japan[3]
- Country: Japan[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Buzen Sea[5], Bungo Strait[6]
- Head of government: Kiichiro Satō[7]
- Capital: Oita[8]
- Shares border with: Miyazaki Prefecture[9], Kumamoto Prefecture[10], Fukuoka Prefecture[11]
- Named after: Ōita district[12]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Oita[13], Beppu[14], Nakatsu[15], Hita[16], Saiki[17], Usuki[18], Tsukumi[19], Taketa[20], Bungotakada[21], Kitsuki[22], Usa[23], Bungo-ōno-shi[24], Yufu[25], Kunisaki[26]
- Flag: flag of Oita prefecture[27]
- Legislative body: Ōita Prefectural Assembly[28]
- Executive body: Ōita Prefectural Government[29]
- Commons category: Oita prefecture[30]
- Licence plate code: 大分[31]
- Located in time zone: UTC+09:00[32], Japan Standard Time[33]
- Inception: December 25, 1871[34]
- Highest point: Mount Naka[35]
- Mascot: Mejiron[36]
- Official website: https://www.pref.oita.jp/[37]
- Foods traditionally associated: dango-jiru[38]
- Topic's main category: Category:Ōita Prefecture[39]
- Commons gallery: 大分県[40]
- Population: 1,121,589[41]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portail:Préfecture d'Ōita[42]
- Office held by head of government: governor of Ōita Prefecture[43]
- Replaces: Kitsuki Domain[44], Hiji Domain[45], Funai Domain[46], Usuki Domain[47], Hita Prefecture[48], Mori Domain[49], Oka Domain[50], Saiki Domain[51]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Ōita Prefecture include Oita Airport[52], an airport[53], in Japan[54] and Ōita Station[55], a railway station[56], in Japan[57], founded in 1911[58].
Why It Matters
Ōita Prefecture has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] It is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]
Entities named for it include Oita Airport[52], an airport[53], in Japan[54] and Ōita Station[55], a railway station[56], in Japan[57], founded in 1911[58].