Tabira (田平町, Tabira-chō) was a town located in Kitamatsuura District, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.
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.
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] Its top attraction is Tabira Insect Park.
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
History
Development
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 [1]
- 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, [2]
- Hirado Bridge
References
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