is a

town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

located in Ikoma District,

Nara Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Nara Prefecture has a population of 1,321,805 and has a geographic area of . Nara Prefecture borders Kyoto Prefecture to the north, Osaka Prefecture to the northwest, Wakayama P ...

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. As of April 1, 2015, the town has an estimated

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of 18,774, and 7,847 households. and a

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of 790 persons per km². The total area is 23.90 km².

Education

Elementary schools

* Heguri Elementary School * Hegurikita Elementary School * Heguriminami Elementary School

Junior high schools

* Heguri Junior High School

Transportation

Rail

Kintetsu Railway , referred to as , is a Japanese passenger railway company, managing infrastructure and operating passenger train service. Its railway system is the largest in Japan, excluding Japan Railways Group. The railway network connects Osaka, Nara, Kyot ...

Ikoma Line The is a railway line of Kintetsu Railway in Nara Prefecture, Japan connecting Ikoma Station in the city of Ikoma and Ōji Station in the town of Ōji. Having a total length of , the entirely electrified standard gauge line is partially doubl ...

Motosanjōguchi Station is a train station in Heguri, Ikoma District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. Lines *Kintetsu Railway **Ikoma Line Surrounding Area * * Senkō-ji Senkō-ji (全興寺) is a Buddhist temple in Hirano-ku, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. See als ...

Heguri Station is a train station in Heguri, Ikoma District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. Lines * Kintetsu **Ikoma Line Surrounding Area * Heguri Town Office * * Tomb of Prince Nagaya Nagaya ( ') (684 – 20 March 729) was a politician of the Nara pe ...

Tatsutagawa Station is a train station in Heguri, Ikoma District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. Lines *Kintetsu **Ikoma Line The is a railway line of Kintetsu Railway in Nara Prefecture, Japan connecting Ikoma Station in the city of Ikoma and Ōji Station in ...

Road

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Images

File:Chyogosonshi-ji1.jpg,

Chōgosonshi-ji Chōgosonshi-ji (朝護孫子寺, popularly called Shigisan (信貴山) is a Buddhist temple in Ikoma, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It was established in 587. Gallery File:Chyogosonshiji sekaiichifukutora.jpg, Sekaiichi Fukutora File:Chyogosonshi-ji ...

File:20160804 Tomb of Prince Nagaya.jpg, Tomb of Prince Nagaya

References

External links

*
Heguri official website
Towns in Nara Prefecture {{Nara-geo-stub