was a

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located in

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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, Kum ...

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. As of 2003, the town had an estimated

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of 4,324 and the

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of 92.51 persons per km². The total area was 46.74 km². On March 31, 2005, Inukai, along with the towns of Asaji, 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 (all from

), was 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 � ...

Notable people

Fictional

* Souichi Negishi/Johannes Krauser II, protagonist of comedy manga and live-action movie ''

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''. Dissolved municipalities of Ōita Prefecture Bungo-ōno, Ōita {{Oita-geo-stub