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Revision as of 01:30, 9 November 2014
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
- Rumoi Subprefecture
References
External links
Media related to Uryū, Hokkaidō at Wikimedia Commons