Ikeda | |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Japan |
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Coordinates: | 36.4212°N 137.8746°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Japan |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Chūbu (Kōshin'etsu) |
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
Subdivision Name2: | Nagano |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Kitaazumi |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Area Total Km2: | 40.16 |
Population Total: | 9382 |
Population As Of: | October 2020 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time |
Utc Offset1: | +9 |
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Blank1 Name Sec1: | • Tree |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Pinus densiflora |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | • Flower |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Azalea |
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Blank Name Sec2: | Phone number |
Blank Info Sec2: | 0261-62-3131 |
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Blank1 Info Sec2: | 3203-6 Ikeda, Ikeda-machi, Kitaazumi-gun, Nagano-ken 399-8696 |
is a town located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan., the town had an estimated population of 9,793 in 3947 households,[1] and a population density of 247 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 40.16sqkm. Ikeda is listed as one of The Most Beautiful Villages in Japan.[2]
Ikeda is located in north-central Nagano Prefecture.
The town has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cold winters (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Ikeda is 10.9 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1185 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.3 °C, and lowest in January, at around -1.7 °C.[3]
Per Japanese census data,[4] the population of Ikeda has remained relatively steady over the past 50 years.
The area of present-day Ikeda was part of ancient Shinano Province. Ikeda developed as a post station on the Chikukhi kaidō, a highway connecting inland regions of Shinano with the Sea of Japan at Itoigawa. The village of Ikedamachi was created with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. It was elevated to town status on April 1, 1915 as Ikeda. Ikeda annexed the neighboring village of Aisome on November 1, 1955.
Ikeda has two public elementary schools and one public middle school operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Nagano Prefectural Board of Education. The prefecture also operates a special education school.