Uryū, Hokkaido

Uryū 雨竜町
Town
Uryunuma Wetland
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Location of Uryū in Hokkaido (Sorachi Subprefecture)
Uryū Location in Japan
Coordinates: 43°39′N 141°53′E
Country	Japan
Region	Hokkaido
Prefecture	Hokkaido (Sorachi Subprefecture)
District	Uryū
Area
• Total	190.91 km2 (73.71 sq mi)
Population  (October 1, 2020)
• Total	2,389
• Density	13/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
Website	www.town.uryu.hokkaido.jp

Uryū (雨竜町, Uryū-chō) is a town located in Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.

As of 1 October 2020, the town has an estimated population of 2,389, and a density of 12.5 persons per km². The total area is 190.91 square kilometres (73.71 sq mi).

Etymology

The name of the town is from the Ainu language, but the origin of name has been lost. Urir-o-pet, one possibility, means "cormorant river".

In Japanese, the name of the town is written with ateji, or kanji characters used to phonetically represent native or borrowed words. The first, 雨, means "rain", and the second, 竜, means "dragon".

Neighboring municipalities

• Rumoi Subprefecture
  • Mashike
• Sorachi Subprefecture
  • Hokuryū
  • Moseushi
  • Shintotsukawa
  • Takikawa

External links

• Media related to Uryu, Hokkaido at Wikimedia Commons
• Official Website (in Japanese)