Rausu (Hokkaidō)

Rausu-chō 羅 臼 町
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Hokkaidō
Prefecture :	Hokkaidō
Coordinates :	44 ° 1 '  N , 145 ° 11'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 1 '19 "  N , 145 ° 11' 23"  E
Basic data
Surface:	397.84 km²
Residents :	4990 (September 30, 2019)
Population density :	13 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	01694-2
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	Rowanberry
Flower :	Upholstery phlox
Bird :	White-tailed eagle
town hall
Address :	Rausu Town Hall 100 - 83 , Eimachi Rausu-chō , Menashi-gun Hokkaidō  086-1892
Website URL:	http://www.rausu-town.jp
Location Rausus in Hokkaido Prefecture

Rausu ( Japanese 羅 臼 町 , - chō ) is a city in Japan . It is located in the district of Menashi in the sub-prefecture Nemuro in the Japanese prefecture of Hokkaido .

geography

Rausu is located on the southern half of the Shiretoko Peninsula . Kunashir , one of the four Kuril Islands disputed between Japan and Russia , can be seen from the city.

history

In 1901 the village of Uebetsu ( 植 別 村 , -mura ) was separated from the community of Shibetsu . In 1923 he was appointed second class community. 1930 Uembetsu is renamed Rausu. In 1961 he was appointed chō .

The word Rausu comes from the Ainu language from the word ra-us-i ( ラ ウ ㇱ イ ) which probably means “(lower) place with entrails ” and either refers to the fact that salmon or trout spawned here or that game was shot here .

Web links

Commons : Rausu  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ア イ ヌ 語 地名 リ ス ト . Hokkaido Prefecture, p. 138 , accessed April 28, 2011 (Japanese).