Kitsuki City

Oita Prefecture · City

Kitsuki City lies in the southern Kunisaki Peninsula, facing Beppu Bay and the Iyo Sea. It is the castle town of the Kitsuki Domain, with a unique townscape of samurai residences on northern and southern hills linked by sloping streets, and it is known as a town for walking in kimono. Kitsuki Castle stands on a hill facing the sea.

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Population: 25,219 813th in Japan2025 Census
5-year change: −9.9% 499th in Japanfrom 27,999 in 2020
Area: 280 km² 431st in Japan
Population density: 90 people/km² 1,084th in Japan

Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.

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