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Ikaruga
Naratown
Ikaruga
Total population
28,450
Founded
1947
Demographic figures from Statistics Bureau of Japan. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Ikaruga is a town in Ikoma District, Nara, Japan. As of 31 December 2024, the town had an estimated population of 28,036 in 12,292 households, and a population density of 2000 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 14.27 km2 (5.51 sq mi) Ikaruga is home to Hōryū-ji and Hokki-ji, ancient Buddhist temples collectively inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Other ancient temples include Hōrin-ji, also in the vicinity of Hōryū-ji. The town was named after the palace of Prince Shōtoku, Ikaruga-no-Miya, whose grounds were at Hōryū-ji.
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History
The area of Ikaruga is part of ancient Yamato Province, and was densely settled in the Kofun period, with many ancient burial mounds surviving within the town borders. It was also an early center of Buddhism in Japan during the Asuka period, with a number of ancient temples surviving to the present day, The villages of Tatsuta, Tomisato and Horyuji were established on April 1, 1889, with the creation of the modern municipalities system. Tatsuta was raised to town status on April 2, 1891. On February 11, 1947, Tatsuta merged with Tomisato and Horyuji to form the town of Ikaruga.
Geography
Topographically, Ikaruga is divided into a mountain forest area in the north, a hilly area in the center, and a plain area in the south. The northern mountain forest area is the southern end of the Yata Hills, which are part of the Ikoma Mountains, and Mount Matsuo is located there. The Tatsuta River flows on the west side of the town, and the Tomio River flows on the east side
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Nearby places in Nara
- Ando1.5 mi away · pop. 7,804
- Oji1.8 mi away · pop. 23,054
- Kawai1.9 mi away · pop. 17,941
- Sangō2.1 mi away · pop. 23,151
- Heguri2.4 mi away · pop. 19,353
- Kawanishi2.7 mi away · pop. 8,622
- Kanmaki3.1 mi away · pop. 23,551
- Miyake3.4 mi away · pop. 7,273
- Yamatokōriyama4.2 mi away · pop. 89,609
- Koryo4.5 mi away · pop. 34,558
- Kashiba4.8 mi away · pop. 77,815
- Tawaramoto4.9 mi away · pop. 32,893
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Official Identifiers
e-Stat — Statistics Bureau of Japan
- JIS code
- 293440
- Population (Wikidata)
- 27,330
- Wikidata
- Q379233
JIS X 0402 dantai codes via Wikidata P429
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • e-Stat / Statistics Bureau of Japan — JIS X 0402 dantai code via Wikidata P429 (prefecture, municipality)
- • e-Stat — Statistics Bureau of Japan — JIS X 0402 dantai codes via Wikidata P429