Ueda, Nagano

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**Ueda**
**上田市**
Ueda's location in Nagano, Japan.
Location
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu
Prefecture	Nagano
Physical characteristics
Area	552.00 km² (213.13 sq mi)
Population (as of April 1, 2006)
Total	163,256
Density	296.00 /km² (767 /sq mi)
Location	36°24′N, 138°15′E
Symbols
Ueda Government Office
Phone number	0268-22-4100
Official website: City of Ueda

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 552.00km², which makes it the fifth largest in Nagano Prefecture.

1 Timeline
2 Friendship and sister cities
3 Notes

[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 and sister cities

Ueda maintains friendship and sister cities relationships with the following cities.^[2]^[3]

[edit] Friendship cities

Broomfield, Colorado, United States (from 2001 with Maruko)
Ningbo, China (from 1995 with Ueda)
Nerima, Tokyo (from 1994 with Takeshi)

[edit] 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)

[edit] 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.