Map of Ōita, Japan

Ōita is the administrative centre of Oita, Japan, with a population of about 477,715. It lies at 33.2333°N, 131.6000°E. Ōita is about 790 km (491 mi) west of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Tsurusaki, 9 km to the east.

Ōita at a glance

Where is Ōita?

• The 32nd largest city in Japan by recorded population.
• The largest city in Oita on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 57 min on the shortest day to 14 h 21 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Ōita

• Tsurusaki — 9 km east
• Beppu — 11 km northwest
• Usuki — 23 km southeast
• Saiki — 42 km southeast
• Nakatsu — 56 km northwest
• Hita — 62 km west
• Nobeoka — 73 km south
• Kikuchi — 78 km west
• Ōzu — 78 km southwest
• Yukuhashi — 79 km northwest

Largest cities in Oita

• Beppu — 122,643
• Nakatsu — 84,701
• Tsurusaki — 76,968
• Saiki — 66,851
• Hita — 64,874
• Usuki — 36,158

Largest cities in Japan

• Tokyo — 9,733,276
• Yokohama — 3,777,491
• Osaka — 2,753,862
• Nagoya — 2,332,176
• Sapporo — 1,973,832
• Fukuoka — 1,612,392
• Kawasaki — 1,538,262
• Kobe — 1,525,152
• Kyoto — 1,463,723
• Saitama — 1,324,854

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.