Ono district

Ōno is a district located in , . The district is in a mountainous region near the geographic centre of Japan. Prior to February 1, 2005, the district comprised seven small communities, but on that day six of them merged into the expanded city of .
Wikipedia
  • Type: County
  • Description: district in Gifu Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Ono County”, “Ono District”, “Ōno District, Gifu”, “Ono Gun”, and “Ono-gun”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mt. Kaerikumo and Hatogaya Dam.

Peak
Photo: Alpsdake, Public domain.
is a peak.

Dam
Photo: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a gravity dam on the about 2 km south of in , . It was constructed between 1954 and 1956. The dam has an associated 43 MW hydroelectric power station which was commissioned in 1956.

Museum
Photo: Vanbasten 23, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shirakawa.

Village
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
is a village located in Ōno District, , . It is best known for being the site of Shirakawa-gō, a small, traditional village showcasing a building style known as gasshō-zukuri.

Ono district

Latitude
36.2179° or 36° 13′ 5″ north
Longitude
136.8898° or 136° 53′ 23″ east
Elevation
669 metres (2,195 feet)
Inception
February 18th, 1879
Open location code
8Q8R6V9Q+5W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3416064781
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­county
Geo­Names ID
7418820
Wiki­data ID
Q31671
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Satellite Map

Discover Ono district from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Ono district” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مقاطعة أونو”
  • Catalan: “districte d’Ōno”
  • Cebuano: “Ōno Gun”
  • Chinese: “大野郡”
  • Czech: “okres Óno”
  • Czech: “Ónoský okres”
  • Dutch: “Ōno District”
  • French: “district d’Ōno”
  • French: “District d’Ōno”
  • German: “Ōno”
  • Hungarian: “Óno körzet”
  • Indonesian: “Distrik Ōno, Gifu”
  • Indonesian: “Distrik Ōno”
  • Italian: “Distretto di Ono”
  • Italian: “distretto di Ōno”
  • Italian: “Distretto di Ōno”
  • Japanese: “Ōno-gun”
  • Japanese: “おおのぐん”
  • Japanese: “大野郡”
  • Korean: “오노군”
  • Persian: “شهرستان اونو، گیفو”
  • Persian: “شهرستان اونو”
  • Polish: “Powiat Ōno”
  • Portuguese: “Distrito de Ono”
  • Russian: “Округ Ойно”
  • Spanish: “Distrito de Ono”
  • Spanish: “Distrito de Ōno”
  • Thai: “อำเภอโอโนะ”
  • Ukrainian: “Повіт Оно”

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Notable Places Nearby

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