Aira,_Kagoshima_(Kimotsuki_District)

Aira, Kagoshima (Kimotsuki District)

Aira, Kagoshima (Kimotsuki District)

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Aira (吾平町, Aira-chō) was a town located in Kimotsuki District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.

1938 Kimotsuki District Storm and Flood Damages (Tsurumine Elementary School - Present Aira, Kanoya, City, Kagoshima, Japan
This article is about the former town in Kimotsuki District. For the former town in Aira District, see Aira, Kagoshima (Aira District). For the city that succeeded the town in Aira District, see Aira, Kagoshima.

As of December 1, 2005, the town had an estimated population of 7,542 and the density of 127.5 persons per km2. The total area was 59.15 km2.

On January 1, 2006, Aira, along with the town of Kushira (also from Kimotsuki District), and the town of Kihoku (from Soo District), was merged into the expanded city of Kanoya and no longer exists as an independent municipality.[1]

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    鹿児島県. "鹿児島県の市町村合併状況". 鹿児島県 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-08.
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