noun
Ōita (city, prefecture)
Refers to the city of Ōita or Ōita Prefecture in Kyushu, Japan.
大分県は九州にあります。
Ōita Prefecture is in Kyushu.
来月、大分市に出張します。
I'm going on a business trip to Ōita City next month.
The kanji 大分 are used as ateji for the place name; the reading おおいた is not derived from the kanji meanings.