Ueda上田市

Ueda-shi. The name ends in (shi), the word for city.

Ueda (上田市, Ueda-shi) is a city in Nagano Prefecture. Population 154,055 (2020 census), area 552.04 km². Borders 11 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Nagano Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.

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Facts

Japanese name
上田市
Reading
Ueda-shi
Kind
City (市): a local government
Prefecture
Nagano 長野県
Region
Chūbu 中部
Population
154,055 (2020 census)
Change since 2015
-1.8% from 156,827
Area
552.04 km²
Density
279 people per km²
Households
64,296
Under 15
12.0%
65 and over
30.8%
Foreign residents
3,613 (2.3%)
Code
20203 (団体コード, the municipality code)
Website
www.city.ueda.nagano.jp
Wikipedia
English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

11 places share a land border with Ueda. Borders across water are not counted.

Questions about Ueda

Is Ueda a city or a prefecture?
Ueda (上田市) is a city (市, shi) in Nagano Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.
Where is Ueda?
Ueda is in Nagano Prefecture (長野県), in the Chūbu region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.
What is the population of Ueda?
154,055 at the 2020 census, down 1.8% from 156,827 in 2015. The area is 552.04 km², which is 279 people per km². 64,296 households. 30.8% of residents are 65 or older and 12.0% are under 15.
Which municipalities border Ueda?
11: Tsumagoi Village (嬬恋村) in Gunma, Nagano City (長野市), Matsumoto City (松本市), Suzaka City (須坂市), Chikuma City (千曲市), Tomi City (東御市), Tateshina Town (立科町), Aoki Village (青木村), Nagawa Town (長和町), Chikuhoku Village (筑北村), and Sakaki Town (坂城町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Ueda in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
How is Ueda written in Japanese?
上田市, read Ueda-shi. The last character, 市 (shi), is the word for city, and the name is often used without it in English.
How does an address in Ueda begin?
長野県上田市… (Nagano-ken, Ueda-shi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.

Boundaries and neighbours: MLIT 国土数値情報. Population, households, and age groups: 2020 Population Census (令和2年国勢調査). Area: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (全国都道府県市区町村別面積調, 2020). Website and Wikipedia links: Wikidata.