Kusu, Ōita

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Kusu 玖珠町
Town
Kusu Town
Flag Chapter
Location of Kusu in Ōita Prefecture
Kusu Location in Japan
Coordinates: 33°17′N 131°9′E / 33.283°N 131.150°E / 33.283; 131.150Coordinates: 33°17′N 131°9′E / 33.283°N 131.150°E / 33.283; 131.150
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.town.kusu.oita.jp
Symbols
Flower
Tree	Camphor Japanese zelkova

Kusu (玖珠町, Kusu-machi) is a town located in Kusu District, Ōita Prefecture, Japan. As of March 2017, the town has an estimated population of 15,954.^[1] The total area is 286.44 km².

Geography[]

Neighbouring municipalities[]

• Ōita Prefecture
  • Hita
  • Nakatsu
  • Usa
  • Kokonoe
• Kumamoto Prefecture
  • Oguni

Transportation[]

Railways[]

• JR Kyushu
  • Kyūdai Main Line: Sugikawachi - Kita-Yamada - Bungo-Mori

Expressways[]

• Ōita Expressway
• Japan National Route 210
• Japan National Route 387

Notable people from Kusu[]

• Seishiro Etō, politician
• Kurushima Takehiko, former children's literature author

References[]

External links[]

• Media related to Kusu, Ōita at Wikimedia Commons
• Kusu official website (in Japanese)

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