was a
district
A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...
located in
Ōita Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Ōita Prefecture has a population of 1,081,646 (1 February 2025) and has a geographic area of 6,340 km2 (2,448 sq mi). Ōita Prefecture borders Fukuoka Prefecture to the northwest, K ...
,
Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...
.
As of January 1, 2005, the district had 6 towns and 2 villages:
*
Asaji
*
Chitose
*
Inukai
*
Kiyokawa
*
Mie
*
Notsu
*
Ogata
*
Ōno
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, 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.
Ōno District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
References
Former districts of Ōita Prefecture
Bungo-ōno, Ōita
{{Oita-geo-stub