It reads いこまし — Ikoma Shi.
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Ikoma is a city in the northwestern end of Nara Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. It was founded on November 1, 1971. As of September 1, 2023, the city has an estimated population of 117,259, with 51,478 households. It has a population density of 2,300 persons per km², and it has the third largest population in the prefecture. The total area is 53.18 km². The city is known as one of the most affluent suburbs of the Greater Osaka Metropolitan Area (Keihanshin), with a high rate of college graduates, professionals, and company directors amongst its residents. As a result, the city has developed as a satellite city of Osaka, with some 54% of its residents commuting across prefectural borders to Osaka. Kansai Science City is partially located in Ikoma, which is also home to the Nara Institute of Science and Technology. The city is also famous for chasen.
Measured as real great-circle distance from Ikoma.
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生駒市 is read いこまし (Ikoma Shi). It is a city in Nara Prefecture.
市 means "city" and is read shi. A city. 市 is read shi and is the most consistent of the municipal suffixes.
Ikoma has a population of 116,518 across 53 km², making it the 217th largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 4th largest of the 39 in Nara.
The closest municipalities to Ikoma are Shijonawate Shi (7 km), Daito Shi (8 km), Higashiosaka Shi (9 km).