Kira

Kira was a town located in Hazu District, , . As of May 1, 2004, the town had an estimated population of 22,280 and a population density of 619.2 persons per km2.
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  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: dissolved municipality in Hazu district, Aichi prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Kira, Aichi”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mikawa Toba Station and Nishi Hazu Station.

Railway station
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is a railway station in the city of Nishio, , , operated by Meitetsu.

Railway station
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is a railway station in the city of Nishio, , , operated by Meitetsu. is situated 3 km southeast of Kira.

Archaeological site
The is a Kofun period burial mound, located in the Kira neighborhood of the city of Nishio, Aichi in the Tōkai region of . The tumulus was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1936, with the area under protection extended in 2004.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hazu and Kota.

Hamlet
Photo: Umako, Public domain.
was a town located in District, , . As of May 1, 2004, the village had an estimated population of 12,351 and a population density of 474.13 persons per km2. is situated 3½ km east of Kira.

Town
Photo: Umako, Public domain.
Kōta is a town located in Nukata District, , in the Tōkai region of Japan. As of 1 October 2019, the town had an estimated population of 42,200 in 16,198 households, and a population density of 744 persons per km2. is situated 9 km northeast of Kira.

Kira

Latitude
34.80671° or 34° 48′ 24″ north
Longitude
137.09576° or 137° 5′ 45″ east
Open location code
8Q6VR34W+M8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 569005359
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Wiki­data ID
Q1154383
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Uzbek—“Kira” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “吉良町”
  • Dutch: “Kira”
  • French: “Kira”
  • Irish: “Kira”
  • Japanese: “Kira-cho”
  • Japanese: “きらちょう”
  • Japanese: “吉良町”
  • Korean: “기라정”
  • Persian: “کیرا، آیچی”
  • Persian: “کیرا”
  • Russian: “Кира”
  • Ukrainian: “Кіра”
  • Urdu: “کیرا، آئیچی”
  • Uzbek: “Kira”

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Localities in the Area

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Highlights include 小山田地蔵尊　勝楽寺 and 正龍寺.

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