Ikeda (池田町) — Population, Map & How to Read It

読み方 · How to read it

Can you read 池田町?

It reads いけだちょう — Ikeda Cho.

町 — A town. 町 is read either chō or machi — which one is local convention, and it varies by region. This is one of the classic traps in Japanese place names.

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数字 · By the numbers

Ikeda at a glance

104,148

Population

22 km²

Area

1889

Founded

#251 /1,651

National rank

16

Parks

2

Museums

8

Cafés

池野 (Ikeno)

Nearest station

地図 · Where it is

Where is Ikeda?

Every dot is one of Japan's 1,651 municipalities, plotted at its real coordinates. Ikeda is marked in red.

35.4333°N, 136.5667°E Open in Google Maps →

近隣 · Nearby

Closest places to Ikeda

Measured as real great-circle distance from Ikeda.

神戸町 Godo Cho
ごうどちょう · Gifu 4 km 揖斐川町 Ibigawa Cho
いびがわちょう · Gifu 6 km 大野町 Ono Cho
おおのちょう · Gifu 6 km 垂井町 Tarui Cho
たるいちょう · Gifu 9 km 大垣市 Ogaki Shi
おおがきし · Gifu 9 km 北方町 Kitagata Cho
きたがたちょう · Gifu 11 km

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質問 · Questions

About Ikeda

How do you read 池田町 in Japanese?

池田町 is read いけだちょう (Ikeda Cho). It is a town in Gifu Prefecture.

What does 町 mean at the end of 池田町?

町 means "town" and is read chō / machi. A town. 町 is read either chō or machi — which one is local convention, and it varies by region. This is one of the classic traps in Japanese place names.

How big is Ikeda?

Ikeda has a population of 104,148 across 22 km², making it the 251st largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 5th largest of the 40 in Gifu.

What towns are near Ikeda?

The closest municipalities to Ikeda are Godo Cho (4 km), Ibigawa Cho (6 km), Ono Cho (6 km).