ÅŒita Prefecture

The Oita Prefecture (Japanese大分 県, Oita - ken) is a prefecture of Japan. It is located in the region of Kyushu on the island of Kyushu. Seat of the prefectural government is the city of Oita.

Politics and Administration

• LDP / Mushozoku no Kai: 18
• Kenmin Club ( non-party, DP, SDP ): 16
• LDP: 4
• Kōmeitō: 3
• JCP: 1
• Atarashii Kaze ( " New Wind " ): 1

Governor of Oita is Katsusada Hirose, which was confirmed at the single regional elections in April 2011 for a third term. In the concurrent parliamentary elections, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP ) with 18 of the 44 seats clearly was the strongest party, but later spread along with non-party to two fractions. At times, therefore, was the democratically - oriented social democratic faction Kenmin Club ( " Prefecture of Citizens Club " ) strongest force.

The three constituencies Ōitas for the lower house of the national parliament last won in 2012 for the first time three Liberal Democrats. In the upper house, the prefecture will represent the 2010 and 2013 elections by a Liberal Democrat and a Democrat. In particular, there is a directly elected delegation Ōitas in the national Parliament is currently (as of August 2013) of:

• In the House Constituency 1: Yōichi Anami (LDP ), the 2012, the capital of Iloilo in the election for the first time since the introduction of Einmandatswahlkreise - won for the LDP - the home of the former SPJ - chairman Tomiichi Murayama
• Constituency 2: Seishiro Eto (LDP ), former defense minister and vice president of the lower house,
• Constituency 3: Takeshi Iwaya (LDP ), former Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs,

• 2016: Shin'ya Adachi (DP), and
• 2019: Yosuke Isozaki (LDP ), special adviser to Prime Minister Abe Shinzō.

Administrative divisions

Due to the large Heisei incorporation of 2005-2006, the affected all municipalities in the prefecture down to Beppu, Tsukumi, Himeshima, Hiji, Kokonoe, Kusu whose number decreased from 58 pieces on 31 December 2004 to 31 March 2006 to 18 pieces.

Large cities (市shi )

• Seat of the prefectural government: Oita

• Beppu
• Bungo Ōno
• Bungo - Takada

• Hita
• Kitsuki
• Kunisaki

• Nakatsu
• Saiki
• Taketa

• Tsukumi
• Usuki

• Yufu

Counties (郡, gun)

List of counties of Oita Prefecture, as well as their towns (町, machi ) and villages (村, mura ).

• Hayami Hiji

• Higashikunisaki Himeshima

• Kusu Kokonoe
• Kusu

Biggest Towns

Beppu

Mount Yufu