Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Hirata (平田市; -shi) is a city located in Shimane, Japan. As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 28,506 and the density of 200.68 persons per km². The total area is 142.05 km². The city was founded on January 1, 1955. External Links Official website in Japanese This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.