Bungo Province

Summary

Bungo Province is a province of Japan^[1]. It draws 241 Wikipedia views per month (province_of_japan category, ranking #30 of 83).^[2]

Key Facts

• Bungo Province is located in Saikaidō^[3].
• Bungo Province is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Bungo Province is on the body of water Bungo Strait^[5].
• Bungo Province's instance of is recorded as province of Japan^[6].
• Bungo Province's capital is recorded as Funai^[7].
• Bungo Province's shares border with is recorded as Higo Province^[8].
• Bungo Province's shares border with is recorded as Hyūga Province^[9].
• Bungo Province's shares border with is recorded as Chikugo Province^[10].
• Bungo Province's shares border with is recorded as Buzen Province^[11].
• Bungo Province's Commons category is recorded as Bungo Province^[12].
• Bungo Province comprises Shikinaisha^[13].
• Bungo Province comprises Shikinai Taisha^[14].
• Bungo Province comprises Shikinai Shōsha^[15].
• Bungo Province comprises Sasamuta Shrine^[16].
• Bungo Province comprises Yusuhara Hachimangū^[17].
• Bungo Province comprises Bungo Sōja Shrine^[18].
• 690 marks the founding of Bungo Province^[19].
• Bungo Province was dissolved in 1872^[20].
• Bungo Province's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 33.17972222, 'lon': 131.38611111}^[21].
• Bungo Province's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bungo Province^[22].
• Bungo Province's replaces is recorded as Toyo Province^[23].
• Bungo Province's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '豊後国'}^[24].
• Bungo Province's name in kana is recorded as ぶんごのくに^[25].
• Bungo Province's located in the present-day administrative territorial entity is recorded as Oita Prefecture^[26].

Body

Geography

Bungo Province is in the country of Japan^[4]. It is located in Saikaidō^[3]. It is on the body of water Bungo Strait^[5].

Designation and Status

Bungo Province's instance of is recorded as province of Japan^[6].

History and Context

690 marks the founding of Bungo Province^[19].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Bungo Province include Hōhi Main Line^[27], a railway line^[28], in Japan^[29], founded in 1914^[30]; Nippō Kaigan Quasi-National Park^[31], a quasi-national park of Japan^[32], in Japan^[33], founded in 1974^[34]; Bungo Strait^[35], a strait^[36], in Japan^[37]; and Hōyo Strait^[38], a strait^[39], in Japan^[40].

Why It Matters

Bungo Province draws 241 Wikipedia views per month (province_of_japan category, ranking #30 of 83).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

Entities named for it include Hōhi Main Line^[27], a railway line^[28], in Japan^[29], founded in 1914^[30]; Nippō Kaigan Quasi-National Park^[31], a quasi-national park of Japan^[32], in Japan^[33], founded in 1974^[34]; Bungo Strait^[35], a strait^[36], in Japan^[37]; and Hōyo Strait^[38], a strait^[39], in Japan^[40].