Ueda, Nagano

Infobox City Japan
Name= Ueda
JapaneseName= 上田市
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Region= Chūbu
Prefecture= Nagano
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Area_km2= 552.00
PopDate= April 1, 2006
Population= 163,256
Density_km2= 296.00
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LatitudeDegrees= 36
LatitudeMinutes= 24
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LongtitudeDegrees= 138
LongtitudeMinutes= 15
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CityHallPostalCode= 386-8601
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CityHallPhone= 0268-22-4100
CityHallLink= [http://www.city.ueda.nagano.jp/pc/index.html City of Ueda] nihongo|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. [cite web |url=http://www.city.ueda.nagano.jp/hp/ht/joho/tokei/index.html |title=上田市の統計
language=Japanese |accessyear=2007|accessdate=November 3] The area of the city is 552.00 km², which makes it the fifth largest in Nagano Prefecture.

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. [cite web |url=http://www.city.ueda.nagano.jp/hp/ht/hisho/20060818135910824.html |title=姉妹都市・友好都市提携及び災害時応援協定提携調印式 |language=Japanese |accessyear=2007|accessdate=November 3] [cite web |url=http://www.city.ueda.nagano.jp/hp/ht/hisho/20050227134529210.html |title=姉妹都市・友好都市 |language=Japanese |accessyear=2007|accessdate=November 3]

Friendship cities

*flagicon|USA Broomfield, Colorado, United States (from 2001 with Maruko)
*flagicon|PRC Ningbo, China (from 1995 with Ueda)
*flagicon|Japan Nerima, Tokyo (from 1994 with Takeshi)

ister cities

*flagicon|Switzerland Davos, Graubünden, Switzerland (from 1976 with Sanada)
*flagicon|Japan Kamakura, Kanagawa (from 1979 with Ueda)
*flagicon|Japan Jōetsu, Niigata (from 1979 with Ueda)
*flagicon|Japan Toyooka, Hyōgo (from 1979 between Ueda and former town of Izushi)
*flagicon|Japan 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.
*flagicon|Japan Ageo, Saitama
*flagicon|Japan Numazu, Shizuoka

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