Ikaruga, Nara

Ikaruga (斑鳩町, Ikaruga-chō) is a town in Ikoma District, Nara, Japan.

Ikaruga 斑鳩町
Town
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Location of Ikaruga in Nara Prefecture
Ikaruga Location in Japan
Coordinates: 34°37′N 135°44′E / 34.617°N 135.733°E / 34.617; 135.733
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Nara Prefecture
District	Ikoma
Area
• Total	14.27 km2 (5.51 sq mi)
Population  (31 August, 2021)
• Total	28,215
• Density	2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	3-7-12 Hōryūjinishi, Ikaruga-cho, 630-8580
Website	www.town.ikaruga.nara.jp/ENGLISH12/index-e.html
Symbols
Bird	Japanese grosbeak
Flower	Camellia sasanqua
Tree	Japanese Black Pine

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 (Imperial Palace of Ikaruga, or Imperial House of Ikaruga), whose grounds were at Hōryū-ji, thus it is also called Ikaruga-dera (temple of Ikaruga).^{[citation needed]}

As of 31 August, 2021, the town has an estimated population of 28,215, with 11,308 households.^[1] The total area is 14.27 km² (6 sq mi).