Ikusaka生坂村

Ikusaka-mura. The name ends in 村 (mura), the word for village.

Ikusaka (生坂村, Ikusaka-mura) is a village in Nagano Prefecture. Population 1,639 (2020 census), area 39.05 km². Borders 5 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Higashichikuma District, Nagano 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

生坂村

Reading

Ikusaka-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Higashichikuma District 東筑摩郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Nagano 長野県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

1,639 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-11.1% from 1,843

Area

39.05 km²

Density

42 people per km²

Households

665

Under 15

10.3%

65 and over

42.5%

Foreign residents

11 (0.7%)

Code

20448 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.village.ikusaka.nagano.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Nagano City長野市
• Omachi City大町市
• Azumino City安曇野市
• Chikuhoku Village筑北村
• Ikeda Town池田町

Questions about Ikusaka

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

Ikusaka (生坂村) is a village (村, mura) in Nagano Prefecture. A village 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 Higashichikuma District (東筑摩郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Ikusaka?

Ikusaka is in Nagano Prefecture (長野県), 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 Ikusaka?

1,639 at the 2020 census, down 11.1% from 1,843 in 2015. The area is 39.05 km², which is 42 people per km². 665 households. 42.5% of residents are 65 or older and 10.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Ikusaka?

Five: Nagano City (長野市), Omachi City (大町市), Azumino City (安曇野市), Chikuhoku Village (筑北村), and Ikeda Town (池田町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Ikusaka in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Ikusaka written in Japanese?

生坂村, read Ikusaka-mura. The last character, 村 (mura), is the word for village, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Ikusaka begin?

長野県東筑摩郡生坂村… (Nagano-ken, Higashichikuma-gun, Ikusaka-mura, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the village 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.