Ōita-shi

capital city of Oita Prefecture, Japan
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Ōita-shi

Summary

Ōita-shi is a core city of Japan[1]. Ōita-shi draws 6,782 Wikipedia views per month (core_city_of_japan category, ranking #24 of 47).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ōita-shi is located in Oita Prefecture[3].
  • Ōita-shi is in the country of Japan[4].
  • Ōita-shi is on the body of water Beppu Bay[5].
  • Ōita-shi's head of government is recorded as Shinya Adachi[6].
  • Ōita-shi's instance of is recorded as core city of Japan[7].
  • Ōita-shi's instance of is recorded as city of Japan[8].
  • Ōita-shi's instance of is recorded as prefectural capital of Japan[9].
  • Ōita-shi's instance of is recorded as big city[10].
  • Ōita-shi's shares border with is recorded as Beppu[11].
  • Ōita-shi's shares border with is recorded as Usuki[12].
  • Ōita-shi's shares border with is recorded as Taketa[13].
  • Ōita-shi's shares border with is recorded as Bungo-ōno-shi[14].
  • Ōita-shi's shares border with is recorded as Yufu[15].
  • Ōita-shi's headquarters location is recorded as Ōita City Hall[16].
  • Ōita-shi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Atami[17].
  • Ōita-shi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Guangzhou[18].
  • Ōita-shi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Wuhan[19].
  • Ōita-shi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Austin[20].
  • Ōita-shi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Aveiro[21].
  • Ōita-shi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Obihiro[22].
  • Ōita-shi's legislative body is recorded as Q28684272[23].
  • Ōita-shi's postal code is recorded as 870-8504[24].
  • Ōita-shi's Commons category is recorded as Oita, Oita[25].
  • Ōita-shi's local dialing code is recorded as 97[26].
  • April 1, 1889 marks the founding of Ōita-shi[27].

Body

Geography

Ōita-shi is in the country of Japan[4]. Ōita-shi is located in Oita Prefecture[3]. Ōita-shi is on the body of water Beppu Bay[5].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+477186'}[28], {'amount': '+478146'}[29], and {'amount': '+474094'}[30].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include core city of Japan[7], city of Japan[8], prefectural capital of Japan[9], and big city[10].

History and Context

Recorded inception include April 1, 1889[27] and March 10, 1963[31].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Ōita-shi include Ōita Station[32], a railway station[33], in Japan[34], founded in 1911[35].

Why It Matters

Ōita-shi draws 6,782 Wikipedia views per month (core_city_of_japan category, ranking #24 of 47).[2] Ōita-shi has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] Ōita-shi is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Entities named for Ōita-shi include Ōita Station[32], a railway station[33], in Japan[34], founded in 1911[35].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . pref.oita.jp. pref.oita.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . e-stat.go.jp. Retrieved . e-stat.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . e-stat.go.jp. Retrieved . e-stat.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 12d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gnd id → 4389005-2
    Located in time zone → —
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'az', 'azb', 'ban', 'be', 'bg', 'ca', 'ce', 'ceb', 'cs', 'cy', 'de', 'el'
    Transliteration or transcription → Ōita-shi, Oita-shi, Ooita-shi
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56529|batch #56529]]: Import GNDs from dewiki"
  2. 17w ago · Hirho · 2026-06-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Associated electoral district → Oita 1st District, Ōita 2nd district, Ōita 2nd district
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 33.239555555555555, 'lon': 131.6093611111111}
    Headquarters location → Ōita City Hall
    Social media followers → {'amount': '+17361'}, {'amount': '+15160'}, {'amount': '+20292'} +3
    + 38 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ [[Property:P2440]]: Ōita-shi"
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