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, Wakayam ...

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

population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ...

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

density Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the substance's mass per unit of volume. The symbol most often used for density is ''ρ'' (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter ''D'' can also be used. Mathematical ...

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, Ky ...

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 doub ...

: Motosanjōguchi Station -

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, Nara, Heguri, Ikoma District, Nara, Ikoma District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. Lines *Kintetsu Railway, Kintetsu **Ikoma Line Surrounding Area * Tatsuta River * * Roadside station Yamatoji Heguri Adjacent stat ...

Road

Japan National Route 168 is a National highways of Japan, national highway of Japan connecting Shingū, Wakayama and Hirakata, Osaka in Japan, with a total length of 194.8 km (121.04 mi). References

National highways in Japan Roads in Nara Prefecture ...

Images

File:Chyogosonshi-ji1.jpg, Chōgosonshi-ji File:20160804 Tomb of Prince Nagaya.jpg, Tomb of

Prince Nagaya Nagaya ( ') (684 – 20 March 729) was a politician of the Nara period and an imperial prince of Japan, a son of Prince Takechi (grandson of Emperor Tenmu). His father was Prince Takechi and his mother Princess Minabe (a daughter of Emperor ...

References

External links

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