Irura is a town in the province of Gipuzkoa, within the autonomous community of the Basque Country in northern Spain. It is one of the municipalities that make up the comarca of Tolosaldea, situated in the inland part of Gipuzkoa rather than on the coast.
Like other settlements in the region, it lies in the green, hilly terrain characteristic of the Basque Country, and it is governed as a municipality (ayuntamiento) within the Spanish administrative system. The town is small in population and extent, forming part of the dense network of villages and towns that fill the valleys of Gipuzkoa.