Ueda, Nagano
| Ueda 上田市 |
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| Coordinates: 36°24′N 138°15′E / 36.400°N 138.250°ECoordinates: 36°24′N 138°15′E / 36.400°N 138.250°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūbu |
| Prefecture | Nagano |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Soichi Motai (since April 2002) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 552.00 km2 (213.13 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 | 0268-22-4100 |
| Address | 1-11-16 Ote, Ueda-shi, Nagano-ken 386-8601 |
| Website | www.city.ueda.nagano.jp/pc/index.html |
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 city has a population of 158,187 and 61,091 households with a population density of 286.57 people/km².[1] 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.
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History[edit]
Former city of Ueda[edit]
- Main Article:
Former town of Maruko area[edit]
- April 1, 1889-Founded as a village when four towns merged.
- October 30, 1912-Gained town status.
- April 1966-Gained the Togaharajibako area from the town of Tobu (now the city of Tomi)
International relations[edit]
Ueda maintains friendship and sister cities relationships with the following cities.[2][3]
Friendship cities[edit]
Broomfield, Colorado, United States (from 2001 with Maruko)
Ningbo, China (from 1995 with Ueda)
Nerima, Tokyo (from 1994 with Takeshi)
Sister cities[edit]
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 emergency collaboration pacts[edit]
Ueda has entered into pacts with all the Japanese cities listed above and two more cities listed below for mutual collaboration in case of emergency.
Sightseeing[edit]
- Utsukushigahara Open-air Museum - An open-air museum with sculptures on the Utsukushigahara plateau, which opened in June 1981
Noted residents[edit]
- Katsusaburō Yamagiwa (1863 – 1930), pathologist[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "上田市の統計" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 23 September 2007. 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). Archived from the original on 25 October 2007. Retrieved 3 November 2007.
- ^ "姉妹都市・友好都市" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 25 October 2007. Retrieved 3 November 2007.
- ^ "山極 勝三郎". Nihon Jinmei Daijiten (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-08.
External links[edit]
Media related to Ueda, Nagano at Wikimedia Commons
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