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Uryū District, Hokkaido

Coordinates: 43°42′36″N 141°52′12″E / 43.71000°N 141.87000°E / 43.71000; 141.87000
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Uryū District in Sorachi and Kamikawa Subprefecture.

Uryū (雨竜郡, Uryū-gun) is a district divided between Sorachi and Kamikawa Subprefectures, Hokkaido, Japan.

As of 2004, the district has an estimated population of 18,996 and a density of 12.70 persons per km2. The total area is 1,495.78 km2.

Towns and villages

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Kamikawa Subprefecture

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Sorachi Subprefecture

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Changes

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On April 1, 2010, Horokanai was transferred from Sorachi Subprefecture to Kamikawa Subprefecture. As such Uryū District was now also part of the latter subprefecture.

43°42′36″N 141°52′12″E / 43.71000°N 141.87000°E / 43.71000; 141.87000