Ikaruga斑鳩町

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

Ikaruga (斑鳩町, Ikaruga-cho) is a town in Nara Prefecture. Population 27,587 (2020 census), area 14.27 km². Borders 7 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

斑鳩町

Reading

Ikaruga-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

27,587 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+1.0% from 27,303

Area

14.27 km²

Density

1,933 people per km²

Households

10,902

Under 15

13.9%

65 and over

30.6%

Foreign residents

184 (0.7%)

Code

29344 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.ikaruga.nara.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

7 places share a land border with Ikaruga. Borders across water are not counted.

• Yamatokoriyama City大和郡山市
• Ikoma City生駒市
• Heguri Town平群町
• Sango Town三郷町
• Ando Town安堵町
• Oji Town王寺町
• Kawai Town河合町

Questions about Ikaruga

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

Ikaruga (斑鳩町) 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 Ikaruga?

Ikaruga 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 Ikaruga?

27,587 at the 2020 census, up 1.0% from 27,303 in 2015. The area is 14.27 km², which is 1,933 people per km². 10,902 households. 30.6% of residents are 65 or older and 13.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Ikaruga?

Seven: Yamatokoriyama City (大和郡山市), Ikoma City (生駒市), Heguri Town (平群町), Sango Town (三郷町), Ando Town (安堵町), Oji Town (王寺町), and Kawai Town (河合町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Ikaruga in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Ikaruga written in Japanese?

斑鳩町, read Ikaruga-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 Ikaruga begin?

奈良県生駒郡斑鳩町… (Nara-ken, Ikoma-gun, Ikaruga-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.