Aira (姶良町, Aira-cho) was a town located in Aira District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It was located west of Kajiki and north of Kagoshima.
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On March 23, 2010, Aira absorbed the towns of Kajiki and Kamō (all from Aira District) to create the city of Aira. Aira District will be left with one municipality.[1]
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 44,029 and the density of 429.47 persons per km2. The total area was 102.52 km2.
References
edit- ^ "市町村合併情報 鹿児島県 <国土地理協会>". Archived from the original on 2008-04-18. Retrieved 2008-09-13.
External links
edit- Aira City official website (in Japanese)