Honjō, Ōita

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Honjō (本匠村, Honjō-mura) was a village located in Minamiamabe District, Ōita Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 1,974 and the density of 16.03 persons per km2. The total area was 123.15 km2.

On March 3, 2005, Honjō, along with the towns of Kamae, Kamiura, Tsurumi, Ume and Yayoi, and the villages of Naokawa and Yonōzu (all from Minamiamabe District), was merged into the expanded city of Saiki.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 日本都市年鑑 (in Japanese). 東京市政調查会. 2009. p. 71.