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Ōita-shi

capital city of Oita Prefecture, Japan
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Summary

Ōita-shi is a core city of Japan[1]. Ōita-shi draws 2,603 Wikipedia views per month (core city of japan category, ranking #24 of 47).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Oita Prefecture[3]
  • Country: Japan[4]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Beppu Bay[5]
  • Head of government: Shinya Adachi[6]
  • Instance of: city of Japan[7], prefectural capital of Japan[8], big city[9]
  • Shares border with: Beppu[10], Usuki[11], Taketa[12], Bungo-ōno-shi[13], Yufu[14]
  • Headquarters location: Ōita City Hall[15]
  • Twinned administrative body: Atami[16], Guangzhou[17], Wuhan[18], Austin[19], Aveiro[20], Obihiro[21]
  • Legislative body: 大分市議会[22]
  • Postal code: 870-8504[23]
  • Commons category: Oita, Oita[24]
  • Local dialing code: 97[25]
  • Inception: April 1, 1889[26], March 10, 1963[27]
  • Located in/on physical feature: Ōita Plain[28]
  • Official website: https://www.city.oita.oita.jp/[29], https://www.city.oita.oita.jp/livingguide/en/[30], https://www.city.oita.oita.jp/livingguide/cn/[31], https://www.city.oita.oita.jp/livingguide/kr/[32], https://www.city.oita.oita.jp/livingguide/jp/[33]
  • Foods traditionally associated: Xavier[34]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Ōita (city)[35]
  • Population: 477,186[36], 478,146[37], 474,094[38]
  • Office held by head of government: mayor of Ōita[39]
  • Replaces: Nishiōita[40], Higashiōita[41], 日岡村[42], Tsurusaki[43], Ōita[44], Dainan[45], Ōzai[46], Sakanoichi[47], Saganoseki[48], Notsuharu[49], 荏隈村[50], 豊府村[51], Yahatamura[52], 滝尾村 (大分県)[53]
  • Capital of: Oita Prefecture[54], Funai Domain[55]
  • Official name: 大分市[56]
  • Legal form: ordinary local public entity[57]
  • Category for people born here: Category:Births in Oita[58]
  • Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Ōita[59]

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Cultural Significance

Things named for Ōita-shi include Ōita Station[60], a railway station[61], in Japan[62], founded in 1911[63].

Why It Matters

Ōita-shi has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[64] Ōita-shi is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[65]

Entities named for Ōita-shi include Ōita Station[60], a railway station[61], in Japan[62], founded in 1911[63].

Related Entities

Arata Isozaki Atsuhiro Miura Japan Nippon Bunri University Ōita Bank Oita University Oita University of Nursing and Health Sciences Tomiichi Murayama

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  34. [36] ↑ . pref.oita.jp. pref.oita.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . e-stat.go.jp. Retrieved . e-stat.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . e-stat.go.jp. Retrieved . e-stat.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [60] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [61] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [62] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [63] ↑ . 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. [64] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [65] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d 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. 18w 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 */ Transliteration or transcription: Ōita-shi"
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