Ueda 上田市
—  City  —
A sculpture at Utsukushigahara Open-air Museum, one of famous spots for sightseeing in Ueda
Location of Ueda in Nagano
Ueda
Coordinates: 36°24′N 138°15′E / 36.4°N 138.25°E / 36.4; 138.25Coordinates: 36°24′N 138°15′E / 36.4°N 138.25°E / 36.4; 138.25
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu
Prefecture	Nagano
Government
- Mayor	Soichi Motai (since April 2002)
Area
- Total	552.00 km2 (213.1 sq mi)
Population (June 1, 2011)
- Total	158,187
- Density	286.57/km2 (742.2/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City symbols
- Tree	Texus cospidata
- Flower	Azalea
Phone number	81-(0)268-22-4100
Address	Ote 1-11-16, Ueda City, Nagano Prefecture (長野県上田市大手１丁目11番16号) 386-8601
Website	City of Ueda

The city as viewed from the West Turret of Ueda Castle (foreground)

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 June 1, 2011, the population of the city of Ueda is 158,187 and 61,091 households with a population density of 286.57 people/km². The area of the city is 552.00 km², which makes it the fifth largest in Nagano Prefecture.

Anraku-ji in Bessho Onsen, Ueda has the only extant octagonal pagoda in Japan. The pagoda has been designated as National Treasure.

Timeline

Former city of Ueda

• Main Article:
  • Ueda, Nagano (former city)

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.

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.

• Ageo, Saitama
• Numazu, Shizuoka

Utsukushigahara Open-air Museum

In Utsukushigahara plateau, as theme of famous for sculputure, which open on June 1981. Today, this museum is one of well-known sightseeing spot in Ueda with well-known museum in Japan.

Notes

1. ^ "上田市の統計" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 23 September 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070923024253/http://www.city.ueda.nagano.jp/hp/ht/joho/tokei/index.html. Retrieved 3 November 2007. 
2. ^ "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). Archived from the original on 25 October 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20071025000830/http://www.city.ueda.nagano.jp/hp/ht/hisho/20060818135910824.html. Retrieved 3 November 2007. 
3. ^ "姉妹都市・友好都市" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 25 October 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20071025000733/http://www.city.ueda.nagano.jp/hp/ht/hisho/20050227134529210.html. Retrieved 3 November 2007. 

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