Oita [city] - Oita

Japanese: 大分[市] - おおいた

A city in central Oita Prefecture. Established as a city in 1911. Prefectural capital. Facing Beppu Bay, it occupies the Oita Plain and the hills behind it. During the Nara period, the Bungo provincial capital was established in Furugō, and the city was formed at the mouth of the Oita River, where the Otomo clan lived in the early Kamakura period and the Matsudaira clan lived after the Edo period. After the railway was opened, it became a key transportation hub in eastern Kyushu, and industries such as textiles, lumber, and food developed. The castle ruins and Samurai Town became administrative and cultural districts, and the town houses became commercial districts. From Oita Port to Tsurusaki in the east, there is a coastal industrial zone, with large steel, petrochemical, spinning, and pulp factories. In recent years, advanced technology industries have also been established inland, and the electrical machinery sector has grown significantly. Agriculture is shifting to an urban type, with vegetable and flower cultivation being carried out. Fishing is thriving on the Saganoseki Peninsula. The Nippō-Kyūdai-Tohō Main Line, the Oita Expressway, the Higashi-Kyushu Expressway, and National Route 10 pass through the area. It is connected to Ikata-cho, Ehime Prefecture, on the opposite shore by ferry boat. It is home to Oita University, Takasakiyama, Motomachi Stone Buddha (historic site), and the Oita Sports Park Big Eye, a soccer World Cup venue. In January 2005, Nozuhara-cho, Oita District, and Saganoseki-cho, Hokkaifu District, were incorporated into the area. It has ^{an area of} 502.39 km2 and a population of 474,094 (2010).
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大分県中部の市。1911年市制。県庁所在地。別府湾に面し，大分平野と背後の丘陵を占める。奈良期古国府(ふるごう)に豊後(ぶんご)国府が置かれ，大分川河口部に鎌倉初期大友氏，江戸以降松平氏が居城して市街が形成された。鉄道開通後は東九州交通の要衝となり，繊維，木材，食品などの工業が発達。城跡と侍町は行政・文化地区，町屋は商業地区となった。大分港から東部の鶴崎までは臨海工業地帯をなし，製鉄，石油化学，紡績，パルプの大工場が立地。近年は内陸部に先端技術産業も立地し，電機部門の伸びが著しい。農業は都市型へと転換しつつあり，野菜・花卉(かき)栽培などが行われる。佐賀関半島では漁業が盛ん。日豊・久大・豊肥本線，大分自動車道，東九州自動車道，国道10号線が通じる。対岸の愛媛県伊方町とフェリーボートで結ばれる。大分大学，高崎山，元町石仏（史跡），サッカーワールドカップ会場の大分スポーツ公園総合競技場ビッグアイがある。2005年１月大分郡野津原町，北海部郡佐賀関町を編入。502.39km²。47万4094人（2010）。
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