Aira (姶良町; -chou) is a town located in Aira District, Kagoshima, Japan. It is located west of Kajiki and north of Kagoshima. A town (町 chō) is a local administrative unit in Japan. ... Aira (姶良郡; -gun) is a district located in Kagoshima, Japan. ... Kagoshima Prefecture (鹿児島県 Kagoshima-ken) is located on Kyushu island, Japan. ... Kajiki (加治木町; -chou) is a town located in Aira District, Kagoshima, Japan. ... Kagoshima (鹿å å³¶å¸; -shi) the capital city of Kagoshima Prefecture at the southwest tip of the Kyushu island of Japan. ...
As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 44,029 and the density of 429.47 persons per km². The total area is 102.52 km². It is accessed with the Kyushu Expressway at interchange 26, the Aira Interchange and runs north of Aira. The interchange was first opened on December 13, 1973. 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Kyushu Expressway (ä¹å·èªåè»é Kyushu-??shado/to?) is an expressway linking Kitakyushu with the bridge to Honshu and west of Kagoshima with the Higashi Kyushu Expressway? and the Ibusuki Skyline. ... December 13 is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ...
Much of Aira is mountainous. Farmlands and agrucultural lands surround the valley in which Aira is located.
Aira has a number of junior high schools, elementary schools, and kindergartens, although it has no high school.
Aira's claim to fame is a stone gate in the village of Yamada, where a shocho factory is located.