Oita ken (Oita Prefecture), Oita
Oita ken: prefecture of Japan
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State Snapshot
Oita Prefecture at a glance
Oita Prefecture currently has 12 quality-checked populated place pages and 14 county pages linked on MapSof.
Mapped cities & towns
12
These counts use a stricter populated-place filter so the main lists stay focused on real city and town pages.
County pages
14
Open related pagesLargest city
ŌitaPopulation 477,701
Top linked places
Quick Facts about Oita Prefecture
| Country | Japan |
| State | Oita (Japan) |
| Twitter username | oitapref |
| Area | 6340.71 km2 |
| Latitude & Longitude | 33.1990,131.4335 |
| Legislative body | Ōita Prefectural Assembly |
| Named for | Ōita district |
| Capital | Ōita |
| Establishment | December 25, 1871 (154 years ago) |
| Time Zone | UTC+09:00, Japan Standard Time |
| Local time | 19:19:57 (19th April 2026) |
Geography
Oita Prefecture is located at 33°11'56"N 131°26'1"E (33.1989900, 131.4335300).
Oita ken map
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The largest city of Oita Prefecture is Ōita with a population of 477,701. Other cities include, Beppu population 118,499, Nakatsu population 82,875, Saiki population 67,931 and Hita population 62,944. See all Oita Prefecture cities & populated places.
- Usa
- Kusu district
- Bungoōno
- Hayami district
- Beppu
- Nakatsu
- Yufu
- Kunisaki
- Tsukumi
- Ōita
- Hita
- Taketa
- Higashikunisaki district
- Saiki
- Kitsuki
- Bungotakada
- Usuki