Uryū, Hokkaido

Uryū 雨竜町
Town
Uryunuma Wetland
Location of Uryū in Hokkaido (Sorachi Subprefecture)
Uryū Location in Japan
Coordinates: 43°39′N 141°53′E / 43.650°N 141.883°ECoordinates: 43°39′N 141°53′E / 43.650°N 141.883°E
Country	Japan
Region	Hokkaido
Prefecture	Hokkaido (Sorachi Subprefecture)
District	Uryū
Area
• Total	190.91 km^2 (73.71 sq mi)
Population (2008)
• Total	3,054
• Density	16/km^2 (41/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Website	www.town.uryu.hokkaido.jp

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

As of 2008, the town has an estimated population of 3,054 and a density of 17.68 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 the Japanese language 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

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

References

1. "雨竜（町）" [Uryū]. Nihon Daihyakka Zensho (Nipponika) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 153301537. Retrieved 2012-08-07.

External links

• Media related to Uryū, Hokkaidō at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website (Japanese)