is a city

Cities of Japan

||A is a local administrative unit in Japan. Cities are ranked on the same level as and , with the difference that they are not a component of...

 in Nagano Prefecture

Nagano Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of the island of Honshū. The capital is the city of Nagano.- History :Nagano was formerly known as the province of Shinano...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

.

The city was formed on March 6, 2006, when the city of Ueda

Ueda, Nagano (former city)

The former city of in Nagano, Japan is legally recognized as a separate municipality from the present city of Ueda that replaced the former city.As of 2003, the city had an estimated population of 125,458 and the density of 709.89 persons per km². The total area was 176.73 km².The city was founded...

, the towns of Maruko

Maruko, Nagano

was a town located in Chiisagata District, Nagano, Japan.On March 6, 2006 Maruko was merged with the town of Sanada, the village of Takeshi, all from Chiisagata District, and the old city of Ueda to form the new city of Ueda....

, Sanada

Sanada, Nagano

was a town located in Chiisagata District, Nagano, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 11,477 and a density of 63.10 persons per km². The total area was 181.90 km²....

 and the village of Takeshi

Takeshi, Nagano

was a village located in Chiisagata District, Nagano, Japan.On March 6, 2006 Takeshi was merged with the towns of Maruko and Sanada, all from Chiisagata District, and the old city of Ueda to form the new city of Ueda....

 (all from Chiisagata District

Chiisagata District, Nagano

Chiisagata is a district located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.As of February 1, 2006, the district has an estimated population of 12,039...

) merged to form the city of Ueda

Ueda, Nagano (new city)

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 merged to form the city of Ueda...

. The new city replaced the former city of Ueda

Ueda, Nagano (former city)

The former city of in Nagano, Japan is legally recognized as a separate municipality from the present city of Ueda that replaced the former city.As of 2003, the city had an estimated population of 125,458 and the density of 709.89 persons per km². The total area was 176.73 km².The city was founded...

 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 household

Household

The household is "the basic residential unit in which economic production, consumption, inheritance, child rearing, and shelter are organized and carried out"; [the household] "may or may not be synonymous with family"....

s 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

Anraku-ji (Ueda)

is a Buddhist temple of the Sōtō school in Bessho Onsen, Ueda, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. It is the oldest Zen temple in Nagano Prefecture. The main hall has a thatched roof and enshrines an image of Sakyamuni flanked by Manjusri and Samantabhadra as principal object of worship. Anraku-ji is best...

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

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
  Tomi, Nagano
  is a city located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.The city was founded on April 1, 2004, when the village of Kitamimaki from Kitasaku District and the town of Tōbu from Chiisagata District merged to form a new city....
  
  )

International relations

Ueda maintains friendship and sister cities relationships with the following cities.

Friendship cities

Broomfield, Colorado

Broomfield, Colorado

The City and County of Broomfield is a prominent suburb and tier of the Denver metropolitan area in the State of Colorado of the United States. Broomfield has a consolidated city and county government which operates under Article XX, Sections 10-13 of the Constitution of the State of Colorado. The...

, United States (from 2001 with Maruko) Ningbo

Ningbo

Ningbo is a seaport city of northeastern Zhejiang province, Eastern China. Holding sub-provincial administrative status, the municipality has a population of 7,605,700 inhabitants at the 2010 census whom 3,089,180 in the built up area made of 6 urban districts. It lies south of the Hangzhou Bay,...

, China (from 1995 with Ueda) Nerima, Tokyo

Nerima, Tokyo

is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. In English, it calls itself Nerima City.As of August 1, 2007, the ward has an estimated population of 703,005 , and a density of 14,443 persons per km². 12,897 foreign residents are registered in the ward. 18.4% of the ward's population is over the...

 (from 1994 with Takeshi)

Sister cities

Davos

Davos

Davos is a municipality in the district of Prättigau/Davos in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It has a permanent population of 11,248 . Davos is located on the Landwasser River, in the Swiss Alps, between the Plessur and Albula Range...

, Graubünden

Graubünden

Graubünden or Grisons is the largest and easternmost canton of Switzerland. The canton shares borders with the cantons of Ticino, Uri, Glarus and St. Gallen and international borders with Italy, Austria and Liechtenstein...

, Switzerland (from 1976 with Sanada) Kamakura, Kanagawa

Kamakura, Kanagawa

is a city located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, about south-south-west of Tokyo. It used to be also called .Although Kamakura proper is today rather small, it is often described in history books as a former de facto capital of Japan as the seat of the Shogunate and of the Regency during the...

 (from 1979 with Ueda) Jōetsu, Niigata

Joetsu, Niigata

is a city located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan.As of June 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 205,521, with 72,982 households and a population density of 211.15 persons per km². The total area is 973.32 km²....

 (from 1979 with Ueda) Toyooka, Hyōgo

Toyooka, Hyogo

is a city located in the northern part of Hyōgo, Japan.As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 90,443 and a density of 125 persons per km²...

 (from 1979 between Ueda and former town of Izushi

Izushi, Hyogo

was a town located in the former Izushi District, Hyōgo, Japan.On April 1, 2005 Izushi, along with the towns of Kinosaki, Hidaka and Takeno, all from Kinosaki District, and the town of Tantō, also from Izushi District, was merged into the expanded city of Toyooka and no longer exists as an...

) Kudoyama, Wakayama

Kudoyama, Wakayama

is a town located in Ito District, Wakayama, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 5,801 and a density of 131.27 persons per km². The total area is 44.19 km².-External links:*...

 (from 1977 with Sanada)

Cities with emergency collaboration pacts

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. Ageo, Saitama

Ageo, Saitama

is a city located in Saitama, Japan.As of December 1, 2010, the city has an estimated population of 227,127 and the density of 4,986.32 persons per km². The total area is 45.55 km². It is twinned with Ueda, Nagano.- History :...

 Numazu, Shizuoka

Numazu, Shizuoka

is a city located in eastern Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 2009, the city has an estimated population of 205,636 and a population density of 1,100 persons per km². The total area was 187.11 km².- Geography:...

Sightseeing

• Utsukushigahara Open-air Museum - An open-air museum with sculptures on the Utsukushigahara plateau, which opened in June 1981