Hiji

Hiji is a town located in Hayami District, , . As of 30 November 2023, the town had an estimated population of 28,025 in 12811 households, and a population density of 380 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 73.32 km2.
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  • Type: Locality with 28,500 residents
  • Description: town in Hayami district, Ōita prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: Higi”, “Hinode”, and “Hizi
  • Neighbors: and

Places of Interest

Highlights include Yōkoku Station and Hiji Castle.

Railway station
is a passenger railway station located in the town of Hiji, , Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.

Castle
, also known as Yōkoku Castle, Aoyagi Castle, and Ukitsu Castle, was a castle located in Hiji, , . The construction of the castle began in 1601, under Kinoshita Nobutoshi's orders, when he was transferred to Hiji from .

Railway station
Photo: JKT-c, CC BY 3.0.
is a passenger railway station located in the town of Hiji, , Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu. is situated 3 km west of Hiji.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hiji.

Town
Photo: JKT-c, CC BY 3.0.
Station is a passenger railway station located in the town of , , Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.

Hiji

Latitude
33.37081° or 33° 22′ 15″ north
Longitude
131.53025° or 131° 31′ 49″ east
Population
28,500
Elevation
23 metres (75 feet)
United Nations Location Code
JP HJI
Open location code
8Q5H9GCJ+84
Geo­Names ID
1862689
Wiki­data ID
Q1184795
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Hiji” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: هيجي
  • Asturian: Hiji
  • Burmese: ဟိဂျိမြို့
  • Catalan: Hiji
  • Cebuano: Hiji Machi
  • Cebuano: Hiji
  • Chinese: 日出町
  • Czech: Hidži
  • Danish: Hiji
  • Dutch: Hiji
  • Egyptian Arabic: هيجى
  • French: Hiji
  • German: Hiji
  • Hungarian: Hidzsi
  • Irish: Hiji
  • Italian: Hiji
  • Japanese: 日出
  • Japanese: 日出町
  • Korean: 히지정
  • Malagasy: Hiji
  • Malay: Hiji, Ōita
  • Malay: Hiji
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Hiji
  • Persian: هیجی، اویتا
  • Polish: Hiji
  • Portuguese: Hiji
  • Romanian: Hiji
  • Russian: Хидзи
  • Spanish: Hiji
  • Swedish: Hiji, Ōita
  • Swedish: Hiji
  • Tagalog: Hiji, Ōita
  • Tagalog: Hiji
  • Thai: ฮิจิ
  • Turkish: Hiji
  • Ukrainian: Хіджі
  • Ukrainian: Хідзі

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Hiji”. Photo: Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0.