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

Mie Prefecture Nara Prefecture Uda has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa), which is hot and humid in the summer (above 30 °C (86 °F)) and is somewhat cold in the winter with temperatures dropping to around freezing (0 °C (32 °F)).

The name of "Uda" appears in ancient texts, including the Nara period Man'yōshū.

[6][7] Uda has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 14 members.

In terms of national politics, the city is part of the Nara 3rd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

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.