Ōno, Iwate

Ōno
大野村
Former municipality

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Location of Ōno in Iwate Prefecture
Coordinates: 40°17′03″N 141°37′30″E / 40.284245°N 141.624903°E / 40.284245; 141.624903Coordinates: 40°17′03″N 141°37′30″E / 40.284245°N 141.624903°E / 40.284245; 141.624903
Country Japan
Region Tōhoku
Prefecture Iwate Prefecture
District Kunohe
Merged April 1, 2005
(now part of Hirono)
Area
  Total 134.65 km2 (51.99 sq mi)
Population (March 1, 2005)
  Total 6,012
  Density 44.65/km2 (115.6/sq mi)
Symbols
  Tree Japanese red pine
  Flower Gentiana scabra
  Bird Eurasian skylark
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Ōno (大野村 Ōno-mura) was a village located in Kunohe District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.

The village of Ōno was created on April 1, 1889 within Kita-Kunohe District with the establishment of the municipality system. Kita-Kunohe District and Minami-Kunohe Districts merged to form Kunohe District on April 1, 1897. On April 1, 2005, Ōno, merged with the town of Taneichi (also from Kunohe District) to create the new town of Hirono.

As of January 2006, the village had an estimated population of 6,012 and a population density of 44.65 persons per km2. The total area was 134.65 km2.

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