is a city in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 32,343 in 14984 households and a population density of 26 persons per km<sup>2</sup>. The total area of the city is .
Shà Âbara is located in the Chugoku Mountains in the northeast corner of Hiroshima Prefecture.
Shà Âbara has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) characterized by cool to mild winters and hot, humid summers. The average annual temperature in Shà Âbara is . The average annual rainfall is with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Shà Âbara was on 5 August 2021; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 26 February 1991.
Per Japanese census data, the population of Shà Âbara in 2020 is 33,633 people. Shà Âbara has been conducting censuses since 1920.
The Shà Âbara area is part of ancient Bingo Province. During the Edo Period, it was part of the holdings of Hiroshima Domain. Following the Meiji restoration, the village of Shà Âbara was established within Mikami District, Hiroshima with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Mikami District became part of Hiba District, Hiroshima on October 1, 1898 at which time Shà Âbara was raised to town status. On March 31, 1954 Shà Âbara merged with the villages of Takamura, Honda, Shikinobu, Yamauchi-Higashi, Yamauchi-Nishi, and Yamauchi-Kita and was raised to city status.
On March 31, 2005, the towns of Hiwa, Kuchiwa, Saijà Â, Takano, and Tà Âjà  (all from Hiba District), and the town of Sà Âryà  (from Kà Ânu District) were merged into Shà Âbara. Hiba District and Kà Ânu District were both dissolved as a result of this merger.
Shà Âbara has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 20 members. Shà Âbara contributes one member to the Hiroshima Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of the Hiroshima 5th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
The main economic activities in Shà Âbara are agriculture, mining (kaolinite, limestone) and hydroelectric power generation.
Shà Âbara has 18 public elementary schools, and seven public junior high schools operated by the city government, and five public high school operated by the Hiroshima Prefectural Board of Education. The prefecture also operates one special education school for the disabled and one agricultural college. The Prefectural University of Hiroshima has a campus in Shà Âbara.
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- Mianyang, Sichuan, China since September 29, 1990.