Taketa, ÅŒita

Taketa (Japanese竹田 市, - shi) is a city located in Oita Prefecture in Japan on the island of Kyūshū. It belongs to Naoiri district.

Geography

Taketa is located about 40 km southwest of Iloilo and just under 70 km west of Saiki and Usuki in the northern Japanese island of Kyushu. Kumamoto is located about 80 km southwest.

History

The city was founded on 31 March 1954, when the villages Taketa, Tamarai, Matsumoto, Nyuta, Ubatake, Miyato, SUGO, Miyagi and Kibaru were summarized to the city Taketa. 1955 Ōazakatase was incorporated. On 1 April 2005 the places Kuju and Naoiri in the north and Ogi were incorporated in the southwest of the city according to Taketa. In these latter districts exist today own branch administrative agencies.

Traffic

  • Roads: Oita Expressway
  • National Road 57: Oita - Kumamoto - Nagasaki
  • JR hohi Main Line: Kumamoto Oita or

Twinning

  • Paraguay San Lorenzo, since 1973

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Anami Korechika (1887-1945), Japanese General and Defense Minister during the Second World War, committed suicide after the announcement of the Japanese surrender on 15 August 1945 ritual suicide.

Adjacent Cities and Towns

  • Oita Prefecture Oita
  • Bungo - Ono
  • Yufu
  • Kusu
  • Kokonoe
  • Kumamoto Prefecture Aso
  • Minamioguni
  • Ubuyama
  • Takamori
  • Miyazaki Prefecture Takachiho
  • Hinokage
Tree Cities of Japan Saiki, Ōita Usuki, Ōita Kyushu Railway Company San Lorenzo (Paraguay) Bungo-ōno, Ōita Yufu, Ōita Aso (Kumamoto) Beppu, Ōita Bungotakada, Ōita Hita, Ōita Kitsuki, Ōita Kunisaki, Ōita Nakatsu, Ōita Tsukumi, Ōita
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