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<!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions -->| name                            = Ikusaka
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[[File:Sanseijibashi bridge.jpg|right|thumb|270px|Sanseijibashi bridge]]
{{Nihongo|'''Ikusaka'''|生坂村|Ikusaka-mura}} is a [[Villages of Japan|village]] located in [[Nagano Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. {{As of|2019|12|01}}, the village has an estimated [[population]] of 1,743 in 721 households,<ref>[http://www.village.ikusaka.nagano.jp/index.html Ikusaka village official statistics]{{in lang|ja}}</ref> and a [[population density]] of 44.6 persons per km<sup>2</sup>. The total area of the village is {{convert|39.05|sqkm|sqmi}}.
==Geography==
Ikusaka is located in the center of Nagano Prefecture. The [[Ikusaka Dam]] and [[Taira Dam]] are located in the village.
===Surrounding municipalities===
*Nagano Prefecture
** [[Azumino, Nagano|Azumino]]
** [[Chikuhoku, Nagano|Chikuhoku]]
** [[Ikeda, Nagano|Ikeda]]
** [[Nagano, Nagano|Nagano]]
** [[Ōmachi, Nagano|Ōmachi]]
===Climate===
The village has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cold winters ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Cfa''. The average annual temperature in Ikusaka is 11.5&nbsp;°C. The average annual rainfall is 1148&nbsp;mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.8&nbsp;°C, and lowest in January, at around -1.1&nbsp;°C.<ref>[https://en.climate-data.org/asia/japan/nagano/ikusaka-460286/ Ikusaka climate data]</ref>
== Demographics ==
Per Japanese census data,<ref>[https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-nagano.php Ikusaka population statistics]</ref> the population of Ikusaka has decreased by about two-thirds over the past 60 years.
{{Historical populations
| 1960 | 4,855
| 1970 | 3,684
| 1980 | 3,142
| 1990 | 2,738
| 2000 | 2,416
| 2010 | 1,953
| 2020 | 1,639
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==History==
The area of present-day Ikusaka was part of ancient [[Shinano Province]]. The area was part of the holdings of [[Matsumoto Domain]] during the [[Edo period]]. The village of Ikusaka was established on April 1, 1889, by the establishment of the modern municipalities system.
==Economy==
The economy of the village is based on agriculture, with [[tobacco]] as the primary crop.
==Education==
Ikusaka has one public elementary school and one public middle school operated by the village government. The village does not have a high school.
==Transportation==
===Railway===
The village does not have any passenger railway service.
===Highway===
*{{jct|country=JPN|Route|19}}
==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.village.ikusaka.nagano.jp Official Website] {{in lang|ja}}
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[[Category:Villages in Nagano Prefecture]]
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