Uda, Nara

Uda is located in central Nara Prefecture. The terrain is flat land along the Uda River and Yoshino River, surrounded by mountains, and most of it is forested. The old urban areas of the former Utano Town area, the former Ouda Town area, and the former Haibara Town area are located on flat land, but the rest of the area is mountainous and has settlements scattered in narrow areas. The north side of the former Haibara Town area, the north and south sides of the former Muro Village area, and the south side of the former Utano Town area are connected to high mountainous areas.

Mie Prefecture

• Nabari

Nara Prefecture

• Higashiyoshino
• Nara
• Sakurai
• Soni
• Yamazoe
• Yoshino

Uda has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa), which is hot and humid in the summer (above {{convert|30|°C|°F}}) and is somewhat cold in the winter with temperatures dropping to around freezing ({{convert|0|°C|°F}}). The average annual temperature in Uda is 12.3 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1893 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.0 °C, and lowest in January, at around 0.7 °C.[https://en.climate-data.org/asia/japan/nara-prefecture/uda-986282/ Yamatokōriyama climate: Average Temperature, weather by month]

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|location = Ōuda, Uda (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1978−present), elevation {{convert|349|m|ft|abbr=on}})

|Jan record high C = 18.2

|Feb record high C = 21.5

|Mar record high C = 23.4

|Apr record high C = 28.8

|May record high C = 31.9

|Jun record high C = 33.6

|Jul record high C = 35.4

|Aug record high C = 36.5

|Sep record high C = 35.1

|Oct record high C = 30.6

|Nov record high C = 25.7

|Dec record high C = 23.7

|Jan record low C = -8.7

|Feb record low C = -9.3

|Mar record low C = -6.8

|Apr record low C = -4.3

|May record low C = -0.5

|Jun record low C = 5.3

|Jul record low C = 11.3

|Aug record low C = 11.8

|Sep record low C = 5.5

|Oct record low C = -1.1

|Nov record low C = -4.3

|Dec record low C = -8.7

|Jan high C = 7.0

|Feb high C = 8.1

|Mar high C = 12.4

|Apr high C = 18.3

|May high C = 23.1

|Jun high C = 25.9

|Jul high C = 29.6

|Aug high C = 31.0

|Sep high C = 26.8

|Oct high C = 20.9

|Nov high C = 15.3

|Dec high C = 9.7

|Jan mean C = 2.1

|Feb mean C = 2.6

|Mar mean C = 5.9

|Apr mean C = 11.4

|May mean C = 16.5

|Jun mean C = 20.4

|Jul mean C = 24.3

|Aug mean C = 25.1

|Sep mean C = 21.2

|Oct mean C = 15.1

|Nov mean C = 9.2

|Dec mean C = 4.2

|Jan low C = -2.2

|Feb low C = -2.2

|Mar low C = 0.1

|Apr low C = 4.8

|May low C = 10.4

|Jun low C = 15.8

|Jul low C = 20.1

|Aug low C = 20.6

|Sep low C = 16.7

|Oct low C = 10.1

|Nov low C = 3.9

|Dec low C = -0.5

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 65.1

|Feb precipitation mm = 77.2

|Mar precipitation mm = 113.0

|Apr precipitation mm = 107.6

|May precipitation mm = 138.8

|Jun precipitation mm = 194.5

|Jul precipitation mm = 202.5

|Aug precipitation mm = 151.5

|Sep precipitation mm = 181.5

|Oct precipitation mm = 168.1

|Nov precipitation mm = 86.2

|Dec precipitation mm = 67.1

|year precipitation mm = 1553.3

|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 9.2

|Feb precipitation days = 9.6

|Mar precipitation days = 11.7

|Apr precipitation days = 10.9

|May precipitation days = 10.7

|Jun precipitation days = 13.4

|Jul precipitation days = 12.8

|Aug precipitation days = 9.4

|Sep precipitation days = 11.6

|Oct precipitation days = 10.8

|Nov precipitation days = 8.5

|Dec precipitation days = 9.6

|Jan sun = 97.5

|Feb sun = 110.1

|Mar sun = 152.3

|Apr sun = 179.2

|May sun = 187.2

|Jun sun = 133.8

|Jul sun = 158.6

|Aug sun = 204.3

|Sep sun = 145.4

|Oct sun = 144.9

|Nov sun = 131.2

|Dec sun = 107.2

|year sun = 1750.7

|source 1 = Japan Meteorological Agency{{cite web

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| script-title=ja:大宇陀 年・月ごとの平年値 | access-date = 25 April 2018 | publisher = Japan Meteorological Agency| language = ja }}{{cite web

| url = http://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/rank_a.php?prec_no=64&block_no=0633&year=&month=&day=&view=h0

| script-title=ja:大宇陀 観測史上1～10位の値 | access-date = 25 April 2018 | publisher = Japan Meteorological Agency| language = ja }}

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Per Japanese census data, the population of Uda in 2020 is 28,121 people. Uda has been conducting censuses since 1950.

{{Historical populations

| 1950 | 43376

| 1955 | 41895

| 1960 | 41569

| 1965 | 38746

| 1970 | 37963

| 1975 | 37269

| 1980 | 41101

| 1985 | 41874

| 1990 | 41736

| 1995 | 42035

| 2000 | 39762

| 2005 | 37183

| 2010 | 34233

| 2015 | 31105

| 2020 | 28121

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| footnote = Uda population statistics[https://www.citypopulation.de/en/japan/nara/ Uda population statistics]

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The area of Uda was part of ancient Yamato Province. The name of "Uda" appears in ancient texts, including the Nara period Man'yōshū. During the Sengoku period and early Edo period, it was ruled from Uda Matsuyama Castle and was part of Uda-Matsuyama Domain until 1695, and part of the tenryō holdings of the Tokugawa shogunate to the Meiji restoration. Many historic buildings have been preserved in the old castle town. The town of Matsuyama was established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. It became the town of Ōuda on February 11, 1942. The city of Uda was established on January 1, 2006, the towns of Haibara, Ōuda and Utano, and the village of Murō (all from Uda District).{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NsbKKmrDP9cC |title=住民基本台帳人口移動報告年報 |date=2006 |publisher=総務庁統計局 |pages=138 |language=ja |trans-title=Annual Report on Population Movement in the Basic Resident Register |quote=Ouda-cho, Utano-cho, Haibara-cho and Muro-mura were incorporated into a newly established Uda-shi as of January 1, 2006.}}{{Cite web |title=宇陀市／宇陀市について |url=https://www.city.uda.nara.jp/kouhoujouhou/shisei/gaiyou/shoukai/about.html |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=Uda City}}

Uda has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 14 members. Uda, collectively with the villages in Uda district contributes one member to the Nara Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of the Nara 3rd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

The economy of Uda is based on agriculture and forestry. However, due to its mountainous location, there is little farmland, with only small terraced paddy fields and fields developed in the 1970s as part of prefectural projects, and local vegetables are sold at a few direct sales outlets, mainly for self-consumption. Along with Yoshino, the area was traditionally noted for its production of Kudzu powder.

Uda has six public elementary schools and four public junior high schools operated by the city government and one public high school operated by the Nara Prefectural Board of Education. There is also one private junior high school.

20px Kintetsu Railway - Osaka Line

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• File:JP Expressway E24.svg Keinawa Expressway
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• Murō-ji - A temple with the five-storied pagoda of Murō-ji
• Uda Matsuyama Castle - A castle ruin, one of the Continued Top 100 Japanese Castles{{cite web|url= http://jokaku.jp/japan-top-100-castles/best-100-castles-of-japan-2nd-selection/ |title=続日本100名城 |date=29 November 2017 |publisher=日本城郭協会|language=Japanese|accessdate=12 October 2021}}
• Uda Mikumari Shrine - A shrine, one of the National Treasures of Japan
• Ōno-dera, with National Historic Site magaibutsu
• Mita-Ōsawa Kofun Cluster, National Historic Site
• Morino physic garden, National Historic Site

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