was a
city
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located in
Mie Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Mie Prefecture has a population of 1,781,948 () and has a geographic area of . Mie Prefecture is bordered by Gifu Prefecture to the north, Shiga Prefecture an ...
,
Japan
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. The city was founded on September 10, 1941. It was often referred to as
Iga-Ueno to avoid confusion with other Uenos, including one in
Ise Province
was a province of Japan in the area of Japan that is today includes most of modern Mie Prefecture. Ise bordered on Iga, Kii, Mino, Ōmi, Owari, Shima, and Yamato Provinces. Its abbreviated form name was .
History
The name of Ise appears ...
which is now part of
Yokkaichi
is a Cities of Japan, city located in Mie Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 310,259 in 142162 households and a population density of 1500 persons per km2. The total area of the city is .
Geography
Yokkaichi is located ...
.
As of 2003, the city had
population
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estimated about 61,753 and the
density
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was 316.26 persons per km
2. The total area was 195.26 km
2.
On November 1, 2004, Ueno, along with the towns of
Iga (former) and
Ayama, the villages of
Ōyamada and
Shimagahara (all from
Ayama District), and the town of
Aoyama (from
Naga District), were merged to create the city of
Iga.
Ueno is the location of
Iga Ueno Castle and the
Iga-ryū Ninja Museum. In the mid-15th to late 16th century, the site where the castle now stands was the main headquarters of the
Iga ''ikki''.
References
External links
*
Official website of Iga
Dissolved municipalities of Mie Prefecture
Iga, Mie
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