Ikeda池田町

Ikeda-cho. The name ends in 町 (cho), the word for town.

Ikeda (池田町, Ikeda-cho) is a town in Fukui Prefecture. Population 2,423 (2020 census), area 194.65 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Imadate District, Fukui Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan. The district in its address groups towns and villages; it is not a government.

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Facts

Japanese name

池田町

Reading

Ikeda-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Imadate District 今立郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Fukui 福井県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

2,423 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.2% from 2,638

Area

194.65 km²

Density

12 people per km²

Households

948

Under 15

8.0%

65 and over

44.5%

Foreign residents

14 (0.6%)

Code

18382 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.ikeda.fukui.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Ikeda. Borders across water are not counted.

• Fukui City福井市
• Ono City大野市
• Echizen City越前市
• Minamiechizen Town南越前町
• Ibigawa Town揖斐川町(Gifu)

Questions about Ikeda

Is Ikeda a city, a town, or a village?

Ikeda (池田町) is a town (町, cho) in Fukui Prefecture. A town is a municipality on the same tier as a city, with its own mayor and assembly. The difference is size: a municipality generally needs 50,000 residents to become a city. Its address puts it in Imadate District (今立郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Ikeda?

Ikeda is in Fukui Prefecture (福井県), in the Chūbu region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Ikeda?

2,423 at the 2020 census, down 8.2% from 2,638 in 2015. The area is 194.65 km², which is 12 people per km². 948 households. 44.5% of residents are 65 or older and 8.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Ikeda?

Five: Fukui City (福井市), Ono City (大野市), Echizen City (越前市), Minamiechizen Town (南越前町), and Ibigawa Town (揖斐川町) in Gifu. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Ikeda in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Ikeda written in Japanese?

池田町, read Ikeda-cho. The last character, 町 (cho), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Ikeda begin?

福井県今立郡池田町… (Fukui-ken, Imadate-gun, Ikeda-cho, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the town name. The district name is written but the district is not a government. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.