Uryu雨竜町

Uryu-cho. The name ends in 町 (cho), the word for town.

Uryu (雨竜町, Uryu-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 2,389 (2020 census), area 191.15 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Uryu District, Hokkaidō Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan. The district in its address groups towns and villages; it is not a government.

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Facts

Japanese name

雨竜町

Reading

Uryu-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Uryu District 雨竜郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

2,389 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-13.1% from 2,749

Area

191.15 km²

Density

12 people per km²

Households

926

Under 15

8.1%

65 and over

42.2%

Foreign residents

9 (0.4%)

Code

01436 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.uryu.hokkaido.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Uryu. Borders across water are not counted.

• Takikawa City滝川市
• Shintotsukawa Town新十津川町
• Moseushi Town妹背牛町
• Hokuryu Town北竜町
• Mashike Town増毛町

Questions about Uryu

Is Uryu a city, a town, or a village?

Uryu (雨竜町) is a town (町, cho) in Hokkaidō Prefecture. A town is a municipality on the same tier as a city, with its own mayor and assembly. The difference is size: a municipality generally needs 50,000 residents to become a city. Its address puts it in Uryu District (雨竜郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Uryu?

Uryu is in Hokkaidō Prefecture (北海道), in the Hokkaidō region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Uryu?

2,389 at the 2020 census, down 13.1% from 2,749 in 2015. The area is 191.15 km², which is 12 people per km². 926 households. 42.2% of residents are 65 or older and 8.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Uryu?

Five: Takikawa City (滝川市), Shintotsukawa Town (新十津川町), Moseushi Town (妹背牛町), Hokuryu Town (北竜町), and Mashike Town (増毛町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Uryu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Uryu written in Japanese?

雨竜町, read Uryu-cho. The last character, 町 (cho), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Uryu begin?

北海道雨竜郡雨竜町… (Hokkaidō, Uryu-gun, Uryu-cho, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the town name. The district name is written but the district is not a government. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.