Higashikunisaki District, Ōita
Higashikunisaki District
東国東郡 | |
|---|---|
Location of Higashikunisaki District (small green island at the top) in Ōita Prefecture (Kunisaki is yellow) | |
| Coordinates: 33°43′N 131°39′E / 33.717°N 131.650°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Prefecture | Ōita |
| Municipalities | 1 village: Himeshima |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.99 km2 (2.70 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,606 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (595/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (JST) |
Higashikunisaki (東国東郡, Higashikunisaki-gun) is a district located in Ōita Prefecture, Japan.
As of April 2025, the district has an estimated population of 1,695.[1] The total area is now down to 6.99 km2.[2]
There is only one village left in the district.
Until March 30, 2006, the district additionally had four towns.
District timeline
- July 22, 1878 – Higashikunisaki District was founded after Kunisaki District was broken into Higashikunisaki and Nishikunisaki Districts.
- On March 31, 2006 the old town of Kunisaki absorbed the towns of Aki, Kunimi and Musashi to become the new city of Kunisaki.
References
- ^ "平成27年4月調査 市町村別 人口・世帯数（日本人住民＋外国人住民）" [Population and number of households by municipality (Japanese residents + foreign residents) surveyed in April 2015] (PDF) (in Japanese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-07-31.
- ^ "【大分県東国東郡 姫島村】の町域一覧｜日本地域情報". jusho.nicdude.com. Retrieved 2026-02-04.
Sources
- Kadokawa Nihon Chimei Daijiten Hensan Iinkai, ed. (1980-11-01). Kadokawa Nihon Chimei Daijiten 角川日本地名大辞典 [Kadokawa Japanese Place Name Dictionary] (in Japanese). Vol. 44 (Ōita-ken). Kadokawa Shoten. ISBN 4-04-001440-5.
- "Kyūdaka Kyūryō Torishirabechō Database" 旧高旧領取調帳データベース [Database of Former Yields [tax values] and Former Domains] (in Japanese). National Museum of Japanese History. Retrieved 2025-12-04.