Bungo-Ōno 豊後大野市 | |
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 Bungo-Ōno City Office | |
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 Location of Bungo-Ōno in Ōita Prefecture | |
  Bungo-Ōno Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates:32°58′39″N131°35′03″E / 32.97750°N 131.58417°E /32.97750; 131.58417 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kyushu |
| Prefecture | Ōita |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Fumitoshi Kawano (since April 2017) |
| Area | |
• Total | 603.14 km2 (232.87 sq mi) |
| Population (November 30, 2023) | |
• Total | 32,846 |
| • Density | 54.458/km2 (141.05/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| City hall address | 1200 Mie-cho Ichiba, Bungo-Ōno-shi, Oita-ken 879-7198 |
| Climate | Cfa |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Phoney cherry |
| Tree | Quercus acutissima |
Bungo-Ōno (豊後大野市,Bungo-Ōno-shi) is acity located inŌita Prefecture,Japan. As of 30 November 2023[update], the city had an estimatedpopulation of 32,846 in 15706 households, and apopulation density of 54 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 603.13 km2 (232.87 sq mi).[1]
Bungo-Ōno is located in southern Ōita Prefecture, approximately 35 kilometers south of the prefectural capital at Ōita City. With the exception of the center of the former Mie Town (which is the main urban center), most of the city area is hills and forests, and on the border with Miyazaki Prefecture, there is the 1756 meter Mount Soboyama and the lesser peaks of theKyushu Mountains. Parts of the city are within the borders of theSobo-Katamuki Quasi-National Park.
Bungo-Ōno has ahumid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classificationCfa) with hot summers and cool winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, but is somewhat lower in winter. The average annual temperature in Bungo-Ōno is 15.3 °C (59.5 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,791.8 mm (70.54 in) with June as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.4 °C (79.5 °F), and lowest in January, at around 4.5 °C (40.1 °F).[2] The highest temperature ever recorded in Bungo-Ōno was 39.0 °C (102.2 °F) on 27 July 2008; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −8.5 °C (16.7 °F) on 11 February 1996.[3]
| Climate data forInukai, Bungo-Ōno (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1977−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 21.5 (70.7) | 24.3 (75.7) | 28.5 (83.3) | 31.6 (88.9) | 36.1 (97.0) | 35.4 (95.7) | 39.0 (102.2) | 38.8 (101.8) | 36.3 (97.3) | 32.4 (90.3) | 29.9 (85.8) | 23.7 (74.7) | 39.0 (102.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 10.6 (51.1) | 11.9 (53.4) | 15.4 (59.7) | 20.9 (69.6) | 25.1 (77.2) | 27.1 (80.8) | 31.4 (88.5) | 32.4 (90.3) | 28.4 (83.1) | 23.3 (73.9) | 17.9 (64.2) | 12.6 (54.7) | 21.4 (70.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.5 (40.1) | 5.5 (41.9) | 8.9 (48.0) | 13.9 (57.0) | 18.5 (65.3) | 21.8 (71.2) | 25.8 (78.4) | 26.4 (79.5) | 22.7 (72.9) | 17.2 (63.0) | 11.6 (52.9) | 6.4 (43.5) | 15.3 (59.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.6 (30.9) | 0.1 (32.2) | 3.2 (37.8) | 7.8 (46.0) | 12.8 (55.0) | 17.7 (63.9) | 21.9 (71.4) | 22.3 (72.1) | 18.7 (65.7) | 12.4 (54.3) | 6.4 (43.5) | 1.3 (34.3) | 10.3 (50.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −8.1 (17.4) | −8.5 (16.7) | −6.6 (20.1) | −2.5 (27.5) | 1.0 (33.8) | 8.1 (46.6) | 13.2 (55.8) | 15.4 (59.7) | 6.3 (43.3) | 0.6 (33.1) | −2.9 (26.8) | −7.5 (18.5) | −8.5 (16.7) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 47.6 (1.87) | 63.2 (2.49) | 98.3 (3.87) | 112.8 (4.44) | 131.9 (5.19) | 325.7 (12.82) | 287.1 (11.30) | 204.8 (8.06) | 271.6 (10.69) | 132.3 (5.21) | 69.6 (2.74) | 46.9 (1.85) | 1,791.8 (70.54) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 5.4 | 7.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 14.6 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 5.2 | 109.2 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 156.3 | 150.7 | 172.9 | 187.1 | 187.2 | 125.9 | 175.4 | 197.8 | 150.9 | 167.5 | 152.2 | 157.5 | 1,981.6 |
| Source:Japan Meteorological Agency[3][2] | |||||||||||||
Per Japanese census data, the population of Bungo-Ōno in 2020 is 33,695 people.[4] Bungo-Ōno has been conducting censuses since 1960.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1960 | 74,803 | — |
| 1965 | 65,943 | −11.8% |
| 1970 | 58,312 | −11.6% |
| 1975 | 53,513 | −8.2% |
| 1980 | 51,975 | −2.9% |
| 1985 | 50,011 | −3.8% |
| 1990 | 47,034 | −6.0% |
| 1995 | 45,191 | −3.9% |
| 2000 | 43,371 | −4.0% |
| 2005 | 41,548 | −4.2% |
| 2010 | 39,459 | −5.0% |
| 2015 | 36,584 | −7.3% |
| 2020 | 33,695 | −7.9% |
| Bungo-Ōno population statistics[4] | ||
The area of Bungo-Ōno was part of ancientBungo Province. During theEdo period the entire area was part of the holdings ofUsuki Domain and was ruled by theInaba clan until theMeiji restoration. The village ofMie withinŌno District, Ōita was established on May 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system. It was raised to town status on April 4, 1902. The city of Bungo-Ōno was established on March 31, 2005, from the merger between Mie and the towns ofAsaji,Inukai,Ogata andŌno, and the villages ofChitose andKiyokawa (all from Ōno District).[5][6]
Bungo-Ōno has amayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and aunicameral city council of 18 members. Bungo-Ōno contributes two members to the Ōita Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of theŌita 2nd district of thelower house of theDiet of Japan.
The economy of Bungo-Ōno is overwhelmingly agricultural, although due to ease of access to Ōita city,commuter town developments are growing. In 2012, the growing deer population began to greatly affect theshiitake mushroom farming industry.[7]
Bungo-Ōno has 11 public elementary schools and seven public junior high schools operated by the city government. The city has one public high school operated by the Ōita Prefectural Board of Education. The prefecture operates one agricultural training college.
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