Heguri平群町

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

Heguri (平群町, Heguri-cho) is a town in Nara Prefecture. Population 18,009 (2020 census), area 23.9 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Ikoma District, Nara 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

平群町

Reading

Heguri-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Ikoma District 生駒郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Nara 奈良県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

18,009 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.6% from 18,883

Area

23.9 km²

Density

754 people per km²

Households

7,173

Under 15

10.1%

65 and over

38.8%

Foreign residents

100 (0.6%)

Code

29342 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.heguri.nara.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Yao City八尾市(Osaka)
• Higashiosaka City東大阪市(Osaka)
• Ikoma City生駒市
• Sango Town三郷町
• Ikaruga Town斑鳩町

Questions about Heguri

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

Heguri (平群町) is a town (町, cho) in Nara 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 Ikoma District (生駒郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Heguri?

Heguri is in Nara Prefecture (奈良県), in the Kansai region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Heguri?

18,009 at the 2020 census, down 4.6% from 18,883 in 2015. The area is 23.9 km², which is 754 people per km². 7,173 households. 38.8% of residents are 65 or older and 10.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Heguri?

Five: Yao City (八尾市) in Osaka, Higashiosaka City (東大阪市) in Osaka, Ikoma City (生駒市), Sango Town (三郷町), and Ikaruga Town (斑鳩町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Heguri in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Heguri written in Japanese?

平群町, read Heguri-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 Heguri begin?

奈良県生駒郡平群町… (Nara-ken, Ikoma-gun, Heguri-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.