Uryū, Hokkaido Explained

Uryū
Native Name Lang:ja
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Japan
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Japan
Coordinates:43.65°N 194°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Japan
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Hokkaido
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture
Subdivision Name2:Hokkaido (Sorachi Subprefecture)
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Uryū
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Title1:Vice Mayor
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:190.91
Population Total:2,389
Population As Of:October 1, 2020
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:JST
Utc Offset1:+09:00
Blank Name Sec1:City hall address

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 190.91km2.[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".

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

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Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Nihon Daihyakka Zensho (Nipponika) . 雨竜(町) . 2012-08-07 . 2012 . Shogakukan . Tokyo . ja . Uryū . 153301537 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070825113418/http://rekishi.jkn21.com/ . 2007-08-25 . dead .