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 .
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 Rumoi Subprefecture Mashike Sorachi Subprefecture Hokuryū Moseushi Shintotsukawa Takikawa
References
External links
Official Website