Bungoono豊後大野市

Bungoono-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.

Bungoono (豊後大野市, Bungoono-shi) is a city in Ōita Prefecture. Population 33,695 (2020 census), area 603.14 km². Borders 6 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Ōita Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.

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Facts

Japanese name

豊後大野市

Reading

Bungoono-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Ōita 大分県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

33,695 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.9% from 36,584

Area

603.14 km²

Density

56 people per km²

Households

13,780

Under 15

10.0%

65 and over

44.3%

Foreign residents

218 (0.6%)

Code

44212 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.bungo-ohno.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Bungoono. Borders across water are not counted.

• Oita City大分市
• Saiki City佐伯市
• Usuki City臼杵市
• Taketa City竹田市
• Takachiho Town高千穂町(Miyazaki)
• Hinokage Town日之影町(Miyazaki)

Questions about Bungoono

Is Bungoono a city or a prefecture?

Bungoono (豊後大野市) is a city (市, shi) in Ōita Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Bungoono?

Bungoono is in Ōita Prefecture (大分県), in the Kyūshū-Okinawa region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Bungoono?

33,695 at the 2020 census, down 7.9% from 36,584 in 2015. The area is 603.14 km², which is 56 people per km². 13,780 households. 44.3% of residents are 65 or older and 10.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Bungoono?

Six: Oita City (大分市), Saiki City (佐伯市), Usuki City (臼杵市), Taketa City (竹田市), Takachiho Town (高千穂町) in Miyazaki, and Hinokage Town (日之影町) in Miyazaki. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Bungoono in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Bungoono written in Japanese?

豊後大野市, read Bungoono-shi. The last character, 市 (shi), is the word for city, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Bungoono begin?

大分県豊後大野市… (Ōita-ken, Bungoono-shi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.