Kusu, Ōita
Kusu (玖珠町, Kusu-machi) is a town located in Kusu District, Ōita Prefecture, Japan.
Kusu
玖珠町 | |||||||||||
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Town | |||||||||||
 Kusu Town | |||||||||||
 Flag  Chapter | |||||||||||
 Location of Kusu in Ōita Prefecture | |||||||||||
  Kusu Location in Japan | |||||||||||
| Coordinates: 33°17′N 131°9′E | |||||||||||
| Country | Japan | ||||||||||
| Region | Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Prefecture | Ōita Prefecture | ||||||||||
| District | Kusu | ||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||
| • Mayor | Masakazu Shukuri | ||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||
| • Total | 286.44 km2 (110.60 sq mi) | ||||||||||
| Population (March 31, 2017) | |||||||||||
| • Total | 15,954 | ||||||||||
| • Density | 56/km2 (140/sq mi) | ||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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As of March 2017, the town has an estimated population of 15,954.[1] The total area is 286.44 km².
Geography
Neighbouring municipalities
Transportation
Railways
Notable people from Kusu
- Seishiro Etō, politician
- Kurushima Takehiko, former children's literature author
References
- "Official website of Kusu town" (in Japanese). Japan: Kusu town. Archived from the original on 3 June 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
External links
Media related to Kusu, Ōita at Wikimedia Commons- Kusu official website (in Japanese)
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