Bungo-Ōno
The modern city of Bungo-Ōno was established on March 31, 2005, from the merger between the towns of Asaji, Inukai, Mie, Ogata and Ōno, and the villages of Chitose and Kiyokawa (all from Ōno District). As of March 1, 2017, the city has an estimated population of 35,811 and a population density of 59 persons per km². The total area is 603.36 km². In 2012, the growing deer population began to greatly affect the shiitake mushroom farming industry. Geography. Climate. Bungo-Ōno has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification "Cfa") 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 . The average annual rainfall is with June as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Bungo-Ōno was on 27 July 2008; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 11 February 1996. Demographics. Per Japanese census data, the population of Bungo-Ōno in 2020 is 33,695 people. Bungo-Ōno has been conducting censuses since 1960.