Ōuda, Nara

Ōuda 大宇陀町
Former municipality
The main street in Ōuda The main street in Ōuda
Ōuda Location in Japan
Coordinates:
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai (Kinki)
Prefecture	Nara Prefecture
District	Uda
Merged	January 1, 2006 (now part of Uda)
Area
• Total	47.44 km2 (18.32 sq mi)
Population (2005)
• Total	8,647
• Density	180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Symbols
• Tree	Oak
• Flower	Pinwheel
• Bird	Bunting
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Website	City of Uda

Ōuda (大宇陀町, Ōuda-chō) was a town located in Uda District, Nara Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2005, the town had an estimated population of 8,647 and a density of 182.27 persons per km². The total area was 47.44 km².

On January 1, 2006, Ōuda, along with the towns of Haibara and Utano (all from Uda District), was merged to create the city of Uda.

The town of Ōuda lies in a valley between two long mountain ranges in northeastern Nara, Japan. A three-mile long stretch of national routes 166 and 370 in the southern part of the town is where most of the businesses and homes are clustered. A large portion of flat land north on route 370 is less densely populated, covered mostly by rice fields. A large torii, or Japanese Gate, rises out of the rice paddies.

Fall is considered to be by far the most beautiful season for the region, as the region has inherited a reputation for natural beauty of its late months.

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  The outskirts of Ōuda