was a
district
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located in
Ōita Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Ōita Prefecture has a population of 1,136,245 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 6,340 km2 (2,448 sq mi). Ōita Prefecture borders Fukuoka Prefecture to the northwest, Kumam ...
,
Japan
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.
As of January 1, 2005, the district had 6 towns and 2 villages:
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Asaji
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Chitose
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Inukai
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Kiyokawa
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Mie
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Notsu
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Ogata
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Ōno
ONO, Ono or Ōno may refer to:
Places Fiji
* Ono Island (Fiji)
Israel
* Kiryat Ono
* Ono, Benjamin, ancient site
Italy
* Ono San Pietro
Ivory Coast
* Ono, Ivory Coast, a village in Comoé District
Japan
* Ōno Castle, Fukuoka
* ...
On January 1, 2005, the town of
Notsu was merged into the expanded city of
Usuki.
On March 31, 2005, the towns of
Asaji,
Inukai,
Mie,
Ogata and
Ōno
ONO, Ono or Ōno may refer to:
Places Fiji
* Ono Island (Fiji)
Israel
* Kiryat Ono
* Ono, Benjamin, ancient site
Italy
* Ono San Pietro
Ivory Coast
* Ono, Ivory Coast, a village in Comoé District
Japan
* Ōno Castle, Fukuoka
* ...
, and the villages of
Chitose and
Kiyokawa were merged to create the city of
Bungo-ōno. Therefore, Ōno District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
Timeline
*February 1, 1956:
**Parts of the town of Asaji was merged into the town of Ogata.
**Parts of the town of Asaji was merged into the town of
Naoiri (in
Naoiri District).
*October 1, 1956 - Parts of the town of Notsu was merged into the town of Mie.
*April 1, 1957:
**Parts of the village of Kiyokawa was merged into the town of Mie.
**Parts of the village of Kiyokawa was merged into the town of Ogata.
**Parts of the town of Inukai was merged into the town of Notsu.
*January 1, 2005 - The town of Notsu was merged into the expanded city of Usuki. (5 towns, 2 villages)
*March 31, 2005 - The towns of Asaji, Inukai, Mie, Ogata and Ōno, and the villages of Chitose and Kiyokawa were merged to create the city of
Bungo-Ōno
is a city located in Ōita Prefecture, Japan.
The modern city of Bungo-Ōno was established on March 31, 2005, from the merger between the towns of Asaji, Inukai, Mie, Ogata and Ōno, and the villages of Chitose and Kiyokawa (all from ...
. Ōno District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
Former districts of Ōita Prefecture
Bungo-ōno, Ōita
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