was a

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located in Kitamatsuura District,

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Population

As of 2003, the town had an estimated

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of 7,829 and a

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of 226.21 persons per km². The total area was 34.61 km².

History

On October 1, 2005, Tabira, along with the town of Ikitsuki, and the village of Ōshima (all from Kitamatsuura District), was merged into the expanded city of

Hirado is a city located in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 28,172, and a population density of 120 people per km2. The total area of the city is Geography Hirado City occupies the northern part of Nagasaki P ...

Development

* April 1, 1889—The villages of Tabira and Minamitabira were established. * April 1, 1954—The villages of Tabira and Minamitabira village were merged and incorporated as the town of Tabira. * October 1, 2005—Dissolved and merged with

, Ikitsuki, and Ōshima into the expanded city of Hirado.

Geography

* Mountains: Mount Fukiage * Islands: Yokoshima -

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off the coast of Kamata Harbor (inhabited until 1981). * Rivers: Kubuki river * Dams: Kubuki dam

Adjacent municipalities

* Matsuura *

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Administrations

;Former Mayors *Waseda Tsuguo (4/20/1954 - 4/19/1958) *Kajikawa Zaiki (4/20/1958 - 4/19/1982) *Inazawa Kenji (4/20/1982 - 4/19/1998) *Yamasaki Yuuji (4/20/1998 - 9/30/2005)

Education system

* Tabira Kita Elementary School * Tabira Higashi Elementary School * Tabira minami Elementary School * Tabira Middle School :ja:平戸市立田平中学校 * Nagasaki Pref. Kitamatsuura Agricultural Senior High School :ja:長崎県立北松農業高等学校

Transportation system

Airports

Nearest airport within Nagasaki Prefecture is

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in Ōmura.

Railroads

Nishi-Kyūshū Line The is a Japanese railway line operated by the private railway operator Matsuura Railway, which connects Arita in Saga Prefecture with Sasebo in Nagasaki Prefecture. This is the westernmost railway line in Japan, with Tabira-Hiradoguchi Stati ...

** Main station: Tabira-Hiradoguchi Station ** Other stations in town: Higashi-Tabira Station - Naka-Tabira Station :ja:中田平駅 - Tabira-Hiradoguchi Station - Nishi-Tabira Station

Highways

No express ways *Nearest interchange is the Nishi-Kyūshū Expressway :ja:西九州自動車道 - Ainoura Nakazato Interchange :ja:相浦中里インターチェンジ.

Toll Roads

Hirado Bridge The is a suspension bridge in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It connects the islands of Hirado and Kitamatsuura Peninsula. Completed in 1977, it has a main span of 465.5 meters and total length of 665 m. From April 1, 2010, no fee is required to pass ...

(free of charge since April 1, 2010)

National Highways

* Japan National Route 204 ** Roadside Station: Hometown of the Insects - Tabir

* Japan National Route 383

Prefectural Roads

Nagasaki Prefectural Road 221 Iyoshi Tabira Harbor Line :ja:長崎県道221号以善田平港線

Historic sites, Sightseeing spots, Festivals

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References

{{Authority control Dissolved municipalities of Nagasaki Prefecture Hirado, Nagasaki