| Ueda 上田市 |
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| Coordinates: 36°24′N 138°15′E / 36.4°N 138.25°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūbu |
| Prefecture | Nagano |
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| - Total | 552.00 km2 (213.1 sq mi) |
| Population (April 1, 2006) |
163,256 |
| - Density | 296.00/km2 (766.6/sq mi) |
| Website | City of Ueda |
| Phone number | 0268-22-4100 |
Ueda (上田市 Ueda-shi) is a city in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
The city was formed on March 6, 2006, when the city of Ueda, the towns of Maruko, Sanada and the village of Takeshi (all from Chiisagata District) merged to form the city of Ueda. The new city replaced the former city of Ueda for the first time in 87 years since Ueda became a city in 1919.
As of September 1, 2007, the population of the city of Ueda is 162,265 with a population density of 293.96 people/km².[1] The area of the city is 552.00 km², which makes it the fifth largest in Nagano Prefecture.
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Timeline
Former city of Ueda
- Main Article:
Former town of Maruko area
- April 1, 1889-Founded as a village when four towns merged together.
- October 30, 1912-Gained town status.
- April 1966-Gained the Togaharajibako area from the town of Tobu (now the city of Tomi)
Former town of Sanada area
Former village of Takeshi area
Friendship and sister cities
Ueda maintains friendship and sister cities relationships with the following cities.[2][3]
Friendship cities
Broomfield, Colorado, United States (from 2001 with Maruko)
Ningbo, China (from 1995 with Ueda)
Nerima, Tokyo (from 1994 with Takeshi)
Sister cities
Davos, Graubünden, Switzerland (from 1976 with Sanada)- Kamakura, Kanagawa (from 1979 with Ueda)
- Jōetsu, Niigata (from 1979 with Ueda)
- Toyooka, Hyōgo (from 1979 between Ueda and former town of Izushi)
- Kudoyama, Wakayama (from 1977 with Sanada)
Cities with collaboration-in-emergency pacts
Ueda has entered into pacts with all the Japanese cities listed above and two more cities listed below for a mutual collaboration in case of emergency.
Notes
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Ueda, Nagano |
- ^ "上田市の統計" (in Japanese). http://www.city.ueda.nagano.jp/hp/ht/joho/tokei/index.html. Retrieved 3 November 2007.
- ^ "姉妹都市・友好都市提携及び災害時応援協定提携調印式" (in Japanese). http://www.city.ueda.nagano.jp/hp/ht/hisho/20060818135910824.html. Retrieved 3 November 2007.
- ^ "姉妹都市・友好都市" (in Japanese). http://www.city.ueda.nagano.jp/hp/ht/hisho/20050227134529210.html. Retrieved 3 November 2007.
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