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 / 43.650°N 141.883°E / 43.650; 141.883
CountryJapan
RegionHokkaido
PrefectureHokkaido (Sorachi Subprefecture)
DistrictUryū
Area
 • Total
190.91 km2 (73.71 sq mi)
Population
 (October 1, 2020)
 • Total
2,389
 • Density13/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
Websitewww.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).[1]

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".[1]

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

References

  1. ^ a b "雨竜（町）" [Uryū]. Nihon Daihyakka Zensho (Nipponika) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 153301537. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-08-07.


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