Uda, Nara

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Uda
宇陀市

Uda's location in Nara, Japan.
Location
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Nara
Physical characteristics
Area	247.62 km² (95.61 sq mi)
Population (as of December 29, 2005)
Total	38,208
Density	154.30 /km² (400 /sq mi)
Location	34°32′N, 135°57′E
Symbols
Uda Government Office
Mayor	Sadao Maeda
Address	〒633-0292 17-3 Shimoidari, Haibara-ku, Uda-shi, Nara-ken
Phone number	0745-82-8000
Official website: City of Uda

Uda (宇陀市, Uda-shi^?) is a city located in northeastern Nara, Japan.

On January 1, 2006, the towns of Ouda, Utano, Haibara and the village of Muro merged to form Uda City. As of December 29, 2005 the population was 38,648 people. The total area is 247.62 km².

Each former town became a ward. The wards here are ordinary wards of a city, unlike the special wards of Tokyo.

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Neighboring municipalities 2 Transportation 2.1 Rail 3 External links

[edit] Geography

Located in the Yamato Plateau in northeastern Nara Prefecture, it is surrounded by mountains in all directions. The Kintetsu Osaka Line has a major role in transportation in Uda.

[edit] Neighboring municipalities

• Nara Prefecture
  • Nara
  • Soni
  • Sakurai
  • Yamazoe
  • Yoshino
  • Higashiyoshino
• Mie Prefecture
  • Nabari

[edit] Transportation

[edit] Rail

• Kintetsu Railways
  • Osaka Line: Haibara Station, Murōguchiōno Station, Sambommatsu Station

[edit] External links

• The Wikimedia Commons has media related to Uda, Nara.
• (Japanese) Official Website of Uda City

Nara Prefecture
Cities
Gojō | Gose | Ikoma | Kashiba | Kashihara | Katsuragi | Nara (capital) | Sakurai | Tenri | Uda | Yamatokōriyama | Yamatotakada
Districts
Ikoma | Kitakatsuragi | Shiki | Takaichi | Uda | Yamabe | Yoshino
See also: Towns and villages by district edit