Hirata, Shimane

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This article is about the city in Shimane Prefecture, Japan. There are two towns and a village in Japan with the same name, see Hirata, Gifu, Hirata, Yamagata, or Hirata, Fukushima.

Hirata (平田市 Hirata-shi?) was a city located in Shimane, Japan. The city was merged into the new city of Izumo on January 2005.

As of 2003, the city had an estimated population of 28,506 and a density of 200.68 persons per km². The total area was 142.05 km².

The city was founded on January 1, 1955.

Hirata is connected by rail with Izumo by the Dentetsu rail line. The line continues beyond Hirata as far as Matsue.

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