Ōno District, Gifu

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This article is about the district in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. For other places with the same name, including districts in other prefectures, see Ono.

Location of Shirakawa village in Gifu Prefecture

Ōno (大野郡, Ōno-gun^?) is a district located in Gifu, Japan.

The district is located in a mountainous region near the geographic centre of Japan. Prior to February 1, 2005 the district comprised of 7 small communitees but has since merged into the expanded city of Takayama. Ono district now only contains the village of Shirakawa, whom is denying to merge with any municipality.

As of April 1, 2004 and counting only the village of Shirakawa, the district had an estimated population of 1,933 and a density of 5.4 persons per km². The total area was 356.55 km².

The district has only one village left

Shirakawa

[edit] District Timeline

April 1, 1950-The district acquired the villages of Asahi and Takane from now defunct Mashita District.
On February 1, 2005 the following towns and villages merged into the expanded city of Takayama:
- Asahi
- Kiyomi
- Kuguno
- Miya
- Nyukawa
- Shōkawa
- Takane