Ikoma生駒市
Ikoma-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Ikoma (生駒市, Ikoma-shi) is a city in Nara Prefecture. Population 116,675 (2020 census), area 53.15 km². Borders 11 places.
A city (市 / shi) in Nara Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.
Facts
- Japanese name
- 生駒市
- Reading
- Ikoma-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Nara 奈良県
- Region
- Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿
- Population
- 116,675 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -1.3% from 118,233
- Area
- 53.15 km²
- Density
- 2,195 people per km²
- Households
- 47,666
- Under 15
- 13.8%
- 65 and over
- 28.9%
- Foreign residents
- 1,294 (1.1%)
- Code
- 29209 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.ikoma.lg.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
11 places share a land border with Ikoma. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Ikoma
- Is Ikoma a city or a prefecture?
- Ikoma (生駒市) is a city (市, shi) in Nara Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.
- Where is Ikoma?
- Ikoma 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 Ikoma?
- 116,675 at the 2020 census, down 1.3% from 118,233 in 2015. The area is 53.15 km², which is 2,195 people per km². 47,666 households. 28.9% of residents are 65 or older and 13.8% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Ikoma?
- 11: Kyotanabe City (京田辺市) in Kyoto, Seika Town (精華町) in Kyoto, Hirakata City (枚方市) in Osaka, Daito City (大東市) in Osaka, Higashiosaka City (東大阪市) in Osaka, Shijonawate City (四條畷市) in Osaka, Katano City (交野市) in Osaka, Nara City (奈良市), Yamatokoriyama City (大和郡山市), Heguri Town (平群町), and Ikaruga Town (斑鳩町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Ikoma in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Ikoma written in Japanese?
- 生駒市, read Ikoma-shi. The last character, 市 (shi), is the word for city, and the name is often used without it in English.
- How does an address in Ikoma begin?
- 奈良県生駒市… (Nara-ken, Ikoma-shi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.
Boundaries and neighbours: MLIT 国土数値情報. Population, households, and age groups: 2020 Population Census (令和2年国勢調査). Area: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (全国都道府県市区町村別面積調, 2020). Website and Wikipedia links: Wikidata.