was a

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located in Kitamatsuura District,

Nagasaki Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Nagasaki Prefecture has a population of 1,314,078 (1 June 2020) and has a geographic area of 4,130 Square kilometre, km2 (1,594 sq mi). Nagasaki Prefecture borders ...

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. 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. 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

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. Its top attraction is Tabira Insect Park.

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 *

Sasebo is a core city located in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is also the second largest city in Nagasaki Prefecture, after its capital, Nagasaki. On 1 June 2019, the city had an estimated population of 247,739 and a population density of 581 persons p ...

History

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.

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 Station b ...

** Main station：

Tabira-Hiradoguchi Station is the railway station in Tabira-chō Yamanouchi-men, Hirado, Nagasaki Prefecture. It is operated by Matsuura Railway and is on the Nishi-Kyūshū Line. This station is the westernmost non-monorail railway station in Japan. Lines *Matsuura Ra ...

** 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

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** 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

* Satoda Historic Ruins :ja:里田原遺跡 * Tabira Chapel :ja:田平天主堂 * Tabira Park * Tabira Insect Park :ja:たびら昆虫自然園

* Hirado Bridge {{Authority control Dissolved municipalities of Nagasaki Prefecture