Tabira, Nagasaki

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

Matsuura
Sasebo

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 Hirado, 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 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