Uryū, Hokkaido

Uryū (雨竜町) 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 190.91 km2.

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".

Neighboring municipalities

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