was a
town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
located in
Aida District,
Okayama Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Okayama Prefecture has a population of 1,906,464 (1 February 2018) and has a geographic area of 7,114 Square kilometre, km2 (2,746 sq mi). Okayama Prefectur ...
,
Japan
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.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated
population
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of 3,625 and a
density
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of 57.17 persons per km². The total area was 63.41 km².
On March 31, 2005, Aida, along with the towns of
Mimasaka (former),
Ōhara and
Sakutō, the village of
Higashiawakura (all from
Aida District), and the town of
Katsuta
is a district located in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
As of May 1, 2004, the population was 17,888. The area is 123.63 km2.
Towns and villages
* Nagi
* Shōō
History
Prior to February 28, Katsuta District consisted of:
* Katsuta
* Nagi
...
(from
Katsuta District), was merged to create the city of
Mimasaka.
In the 1990s, Aida's
TI Circuit
Okayama International Circuit (岡山国際サーキット), formerly known as TI Circuit Aida (TIサーキット英田) before 2005, is a private motorsport race track in Mimasaka, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. TI was the abbreviation of "Tanak ...
hosted two
Formula One
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races called the
Pacific Grand Prix
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.
Geography
Adjoining municipalities
*
Okayama Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Okayama Prefecture has a population of 1,906,464 (1 February 2018) and has a geographic area of 7,114 Square kilometre, km2 (2,746 sq mi). Okayama Prefectur ...
**
Mimasaka (town)
**
Sakutō
**
Wake
Wake or The Wake may refer to:
Culture
*Wake (ceremony), a ritual which takes place during some funeral ceremonies
*Wakes week, an English holiday tradition
* Parish Wake, another name of the Welsh ', the fairs held on the local parish's patron s ...
**
Saeki
**
Bizen
**
Misaki
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Summary
Misaki are subordinate to the high ...
Education
*Aida Elementary School
*Aida Junior High School
Transportation
Road
*
National highways
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:
**
Route 374
*
Prefectural roads:
**Okayama Prefectural Route 46 (
Wake
Wake or The Wake may refer to:
Culture
*Wake (ceremony), a ritual which takes place during some funeral ceremonies
*Wakes week, an English holiday tradition
* Parish Wake, another name of the Welsh ', the fairs held on the local parish's patron s ...
-Sasame-
Sakutō)
**Okayama Prefectural Route 90 (
Akō-
Saeki)
**Okayama Prefectural Route 362 (Iden-Yūka)
**Okayama Prefectural Route 379 (Dōdō-Kashimura)
**Okayama Prefectural Route 414 (Fukumoto-Wake)
**Okayama Prefectural Route 426 (Tama-Takimiya)
Notable places and events
*
Okayama International Circuit
Okayama International Circuit (岡山国際サーキット), formerly known as TI Circuit Aida (TIサーキット英田) before 2005, is a private motorsport race track in Mimasaka, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. TI was the abbreviation of "Tanak ...
*Chōfukuji Temple
External links
Official website of Mimasakain Japanese
Dissolved municipalities of Okayama Prefecture
Articles lacking sources from June 2009
All articles lacking sources
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