▁census , ▁K aire ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 1 6 4 1 . ▁M ales ▁const itute ▁ 5 2 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁and ▁females ▁ 4 8 %. ▁K aire ▁has ▁an ▁average ▁liter acy ▁rate ▁of ▁ 6 1 %, ▁lower ▁than ▁the ▁national ▁average ▁of ▁ 7 4 . 0 4 % : ▁male ▁liter acy ▁is ▁ 6 6 . 3 %, ▁and ▁female ▁liter acy ▁is ▁ 4 3 . 5 % ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : V ill ages ▁in ▁Bar n ala ▁district <0x0A> </s> ▁is ▁a ▁town ▁located ▁in ▁Kit ak ats ur agi ▁District , ▁N ara ▁Pref ect ure , ▁Japan . ▁ ▁It ▁served ▁as ▁Japan ' s ▁temporary ▁capital ▁from ▁ 6 4 0 - 6 4 2 ▁AD , ▁the ▁K ud ara ▁Palace . ▁ ▁K ud ara ▁is ▁a ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁Korean ▁kingdom ▁of ▁Ba ek je ▁and ▁" K ory o " ▁is ▁a ▁reference ▁to ▁Korea . ▁However , ▁the ▁kan ji ▁making ▁up ▁the ▁town ' s ▁name ▁literally ▁translate ▁to ▁' many ▁tomb s ', ▁as ▁the ▁town ▁has ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁highest ▁concentr ations ▁of ▁k of un ▁in ▁Japan . ▁ ▁K ory o ▁has ▁two ▁distinct ▁districts , ▁Mam iga oka ▁and ▁K asa . ▁Mam iga oka ▁is ▁a ▁relatively ▁new ▁neighborhood ▁that ▁houses ▁many ▁sh ops ▁and ▁restaur ants . ▁It ▁is ▁much ▁more ▁aff lu ent ▁than ▁K asa , ▁which ▁is ▁sometimes ▁referred ▁to