Ikoma

Ikoma is a city at the northwestern end of Nara Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan, written 生駒市 and read Ikoma-shi in Japanese. It was founded on 1 November 1971. As of 1 September 2023 the city has an estimated population of 117,259 in 51,478 households, with a density of about 2,300 persons per square kilometre, which is the third largest population in the prefecture, and a total area of 53.18 square kilometres. The city is known as one of the more affluent suburbs of the Greater Osaka Metropolitan Area, with a high rate of college graduates and professionals among its residents.