Uryū, Hokkaido
Uryū
雨竜町 | |
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Town | |
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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 km2 (73.71 sq mi) |
Population (September 30, 2016) | |
• Total | 2,546 |
• Density | 13/km2 (35/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
Website | www |
Uryū (雨竜町, Uryū-chō) is a town located in Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 2,546, and a density of 13.3 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[]
- Sorachi Subprefecture
- Takikawa
- Hokuryū
- Moseushi
- Shintotsukawa
- Rumoi Subprefecture
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: 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.
External links[]
- Media related to Uryū, Hokkaidō at Wikimedia Commons
- Official Website (in Japanese)
Categories:
- Towns in Hokkaido
- Hokkaidō geography stubs