Hita District, Ōita

Hita (日田郡, Hita-gun) was a district located in Ōita Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 14,180 and the density of 35.72 persons per km². The total area was 396.98 km².

Until March 21, 2005, there were three towns and two villages within the district:

• Amagase
• Ōyama
• Kamitsue
• Maetsue
• Nakatsue

Merger

• On March 22, 2005 - the towns of Amagase and Ōyama, and the villages of Kamitsue, Maetsue and Nakatsue were merged into the expandedcity of Hita, and Hita District was dissolved as a result of this merger.