is a town located in Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 2,546, and a density of 13.3 persons per km2. The total area is . 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 References External links Official Website Towns in Hokkaido