Higashikunisaki District, Ōita

Higashikunisaki (東国東郡, Higashikunisaki-gun) is a district located in Ōita Prefecture, Japan.

Higashikunisaki District
東国東郡
Location of Higashikunisaki District (small green island at the top) in Ōita Prefecture (Kunisaki is yellow)
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 / 33.717; 131.650
CountryJapan
PrefectureŌita
Municipalities1 village: Himeshima
Area
  Total
6.99 km2 (2.70 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
1,606
  Density230/km2 (595/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (JST)

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

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  • 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

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  1. "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.
  2. "【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.

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