Ōno 大野市 | |
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 Ōno City Hall | |
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 Location of Ōno in Fukui Prefecture | |
  Ōno | |
| Coordinates:35°58′47″N136°29′15″E / 35.97972°N 136.48750°E /35.97972; 136.48750 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūbu (Hokuriku) |
| Prefecture | Fukui |
| Government | |
| • - Mayor | Shiho Ishiyama (since July 2018) |
| Area | |
• Total | 872.43 km2 (336.85 sq mi) |
| Population (July 2018) | |
• Total | 33,640 |
| • Density | 38.56/km2 (99.87/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| Phone number | 0779-66-1111 |
| Address | 1-1 Tenjincho, Ōno-shi, Fukui-ken 912-8666 |
| Climate | Cfa |
| Website | www |
| Symbols | |
| Bird | Cettia diphone |
| Flower | Magnolia kobus |
| Tree | Fagus crenata |
Ōno (大野市,Ōno-shi) is acity located inFukui Prefecture,Japan. As of 1 July 2018[update], the city had an estimatedpopulation of 33,640 in 11,747 households and thepopulation density of 39 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the city was 872.43 square kilometres (336.85 sq mi). The town is encircled by a ring of mountains and the only way in or out is via tunnels or mountain roads.
Ōno is located in mountainous northeastern Fukui Prefecture, bordered byIshikawa Prefecture to the north andGifu Prefecture to the east and south. The city is geographically the largest municipality in Fukui Prefecture, occupying one fifth of the prefecture's territory. TheKuzuryū River flows through the city. Parts of the city are within the borders ofHakusan National Park.
Ōno has aHumid climate (KöppenCfa) characterized by warm, wet summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Ōno is 13.4 °C (56.1 °F). The average annual rainfall is 2,290.5 mm (90.18 in) with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.2 °C (79.2 °F), and lowest in January, at around 1.1 °C (34.0 °F).[2]
| Climate data for Ōno (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1976−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 17.3 (63.1) | 19.0 (66.2) | 22.5 (72.5) | 29.8 (85.6) | 32.9 (91.2) | 34.7 (94.5) | 36.9 (98.4) | 36.6 (97.9) | 35.6 (96.1) | 30.1 (86.2) | 25.1 (77.2) | 22.0 (71.6) | 36.9 (98.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 4.8 (40.6) | 5.9 (42.6) | 10.8 (51.4) | 17.6 (63.7) | 22.8 (73.0) | 26.0 (78.8) | 29.4 (84.9) | 31.1 (88.0) | 27.1 (80.8) | 21.2 (70.2) | 14.9 (58.8) | 8.0 (46.4) | 18.3 (64.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.1 (34.0) | 1.5 (34.7) | 5.5 (41.9) | 11.8 (53.2) | 17.4 (63.3) | 21.3 (70.3) | 25.1 (77.2) | 26.2 (79.2) | 22.1 (71.8) | 15.9 (60.6) | 9.7 (49.5) | 3.9 (39.0) | 13.5 (56.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2.3 (27.9) | −2.6 (27.3) | 0.6 (33.1) | 6.1 (43.0) | 12.3 (54.1) | 17.3 (63.1) | 21.5 (70.7) | 22.3 (72.1) | 18.0 (64.4) | 11.2 (52.2) | 5.1 (41.2) | 0.4 (32.7) | 9.2 (48.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −15.8 (3.6) | −14.5 (5.9) | −10.1 (13.8) | −3.3 (26.1) | 1.2 (34.2) | 8.3 (46.9) | 13.4 (56.1) | 13.4 (56.1) | 6.5 (43.7) | −0.5 (31.1) | −3.3 (26.1) | −15.4 (4.3) | −15.8 (3.6) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 249.7 (9.83) | 163.2 (6.43) | 161.1 (6.34) | 142.6 (5.61) | 144.8 (5.70) | 168.3 (6.63) | 274.4 (10.80) | 183.9 (7.24) | 195.5 (7.70) | 151.9 (5.98) | 181.1 (7.13) | 274.1 (10.79) | 2,290.5 (90.18) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 190 (75) | 139 (55) | 45 (18) | 2 (0.8) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 (1.2) | 89 (35) | 458 (180) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 21.5 | 17.0 | 15.5 | 12.8 | 11.6 | 11.5 | 13.4 | 9.9 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 15.2 | 20.7 | 172.5 |
| Average snowy days(≥ 3 cm) | 16.6 | 13.5 | 5.1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 7.7 | 43.5 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 61.5 | 81.2 | 124.3 | 162.7 | 188.2 | 141.1 | 139.1 | 183.8 | 135.2 | 139.4 | 105.1 | 68.0 | 1,525.7 |
| Source:Japan Meteorological Agency[3][2] | |||||||||||||
Per Japanese census data,[4] the population of Ōno has declined over the past 50 years.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1970 | 44,694 | — |
| 1980 | 43,379 | −2.9% |
| 1990 | 41,837 | −3.6% |
| 2000 | 39,632 | −5.3% |
| 2010 | 35,291 | −11.0% |
| 2020 | 31,286 | −11.3% |
Ōno is part of ancientEchizen Province. During theEdo period, Ōno developed as thecastle town ofŌno Domain. Following theMeiji restoration, it was organised into part ofŌno District in Fukui Prefecture. Much of the old town of Ōno was destroyed in a fire on April 8, 1888. With the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. the town of Ōno was established. Ōno merged with the villages of Shimosho, Kamisho, Goka, Sakadani, Tomida, Inuigawa and Oyama and was raised to city status on July 1, 1954. Ōno annexed the neighbouring village of Nishitani on July 1, 1970. On November 7, 2005, the village ofIzumi was merged into Ōno. Ōno and the surroundings were the setting for the 2011 non-fiction bookFor Fukui's Sake, written by a British author who resided there for two years.
Ōno has amayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and aunicameral city legislature of 18 members.
The economy of Ōno is mixed, with agriculture, forestry and seasonal tourism playing prominent roles.
Ōno has ten public elementary schools and five middle schools operated by the city government, and two public high schools operated by the Fukui Prefectural Board of Education.
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