Tabira, Nagasaki
Dissolved municipality in Nagasaki prefecture, Japan
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Tabira (田平町, Tabira-chō) was a town located in Kitamatsuura District, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.
Population
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 7,829 and a density 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.[1]
Development
Geography
- Mountains: Mount Fukiage
- Islands: Yokoshima - uninhabited island off the coast of Kamata Harbor (inhabited until 1981).
- Rivers: Kubuki river
- Dams: Kubuki dam
Adjacent municipalities
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 Nagasaki Airport in Ōmura.
Railroads
- Nishi-Kyūshū Line
- 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 (free of charge since April 1, 2010)
National Highways
- Japan National Route 204
- Roadside Station: Hometown of the Insects - Tabira
- 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
The town's top attraction is Tabira Insect Park. ja:たびら昆虫自然園 [1]
Other attractions include
- Satoda Historic Ruins ja:里田原遺跡
- Tabira Chapel ja:田平天主堂
- Tabira Park
- Hirado Bridge