Ueda, Nagano (new city)

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Ueda City
上田市

Ueda City's location in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
Location
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu
Prefecture	Nagano Prefecture
Physical characteristics
Area	552.00 km²
Population (as of April 1, 2006)
Total	163,256
Density	296.00/km²
Location	36°24′N 138°15′E
Symbols
Ueda City City Hall
Phone number	0268-22-4100
Official website: Ueda City

Coordinates: 36°24′N 138°15′E

Ueda (上田市; -shi) is a city in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

The city was formed on March 6, 2006, 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 will replace the former city of Ueda for the first time in 87 years.

As of April 1, 2006, the population of the new city of Ueda is 163,256 with a population density of 296.00 people/km². The area of the new city is 552.00km², which will make it the 5th most largest in Nagano Prefecture.

Contents 1 Timeline 1.1 Former city of Ueda 1.2 Former town of Maruko area 1.3 Former town of Sanada area 1.4 Former village of Takeshi area 2 Friendship cities 2.1 Sister cities with the former city of Ueda assumed after the creaation of the new city of Ueda 2.2 Sister cities with the former town of Sanada from Chiisagata District assumed after the creation of the new city of Ueda 2.3 Sister cities with the former town of Maruko from Chiisagata District assumed after the creation of the new city of Ueda 2.4 Sister cities with the former village of Takeshi from Chiisagata District assumed after the creation of the new city of Ueda 2.5 Cities became friendship cities after the creation for emercengy reasons

[edit] Timeline

[edit] Former city of Ueda

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

[edit] 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)

[edit] Former town of Sanada area

[edit] Former village of Takeshi area

[edit] Friendship cities

[edit] Sister cities with the former city of Ueda assumed after the creaation of the new city of Ueda

• Kamakura (Kanagawa Prefecture)
• Joetsu (Niigata Prefecture)
• Toyooka (Hyogo Prefecture)

※The former city of Ueda and the town of Izushi were sister cities and but became a sister city with Toyooka after Izushi merged with surrounding municipalities to become the new city of Toyooka right after the creation of the new city of Ueda.

[edit] Sister cities with the former town of Sanada from Chiisagata District assumed after the creation of the new city of Ueda

• Kudoyama (Wakayama Prefecture)
• Davos (Graubünden, Switzerland)

[edit] Sister cities with the former town of Maruko from Chiisagata District assumed after the creation of the new city of Ueda

• Broomfield (Colorado, United States)

[edit] Sister cities with the former village of Takeshi from Chiisagata District assumed after the creation of the new city of Ueda

• Nerima (Special wards of Tokyo)

[edit] Cities became friendship cities after the creation for emercengy reasons

• Ageo (Saitama Prefecture)
• Numazu (Shizuoka Prefecture)

Nagano Prefecture
Cities
Azumino | Chikuma | Chino | Iida | Iiyama | Ina | Komagane | Komoro | Matsumoto | Nagano | Nakano | Okaya | Omachi | Saku | Shiojiri | Suwa | Suzaka | Tomi | Ueda
Districts
Chiisagata | Hanishina | Higashichikuma | Kamiina | Kamiminochi | Kamitakai | Kiso | Kitaazumi | Kitasaku | Minamisaku | Shimoina | Shimominochi | Shimotakai | Suwa
See also: Towns and villages by district edit