Neighbouring municipalities
- Fukui Prefecture
- Ikeda
- Minamiechizen
- Ōno
- Gifu Prefecture
- Ikeda
- Motosu
- Ōno
- Sekigahara
- Tarui
- Shiga Prefecture
- Maibara
- Nagahama
Demographics
Per Japanese census data, the population of Ibigawa has declined over the past 40 years.
History
The area around Ibigawa was part of traditional Mino Province. During the Edo period, it initially part of a 30,000 koku domain controlled by the Nishio clan, but from 1623 was divided between territory controlled by Owari Domain and tenryō holdings directly controlled by the Tokugawa shogunate. During the post-Meiji restoration cadastral reforms, the area was organised into Ibi District, Gifu Prefecture. The town of Ibigawa was formed on July 1, 1889, with the establishment of the modern municipalities system.
On January 31, 2005, the former villages of Fujihashi, Kasuga, Kuze, Sakauchi, and Tanigumi merged with Ibigawa, resulting in a nearly 20-fold increase in area.
Education
Ibigawa has six public elementary schools and five public middle schools operated by the town government. The town has one public high school operated by the Gifu Prefectural Board of Education.
Transportation
Railway
- 20px Tarumi Railway Tarumi Line
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- 20px Yōrō Railway Yōrō Line