Churui [village] - Churui

Japanese: 忠類[村] - ちゅうるい

A village in Hiroo District, Tokachi Subprefecture, southeastern Hokkaido. Population 1,871 (1995). The name is said to be derived from the Ainu word Churui Toh Petsu, meaning a rippling swamp or rapids. Located in the southern Tokachi Plain, the village is surrounded by mountains 200-300m above sea level, with the flat land spreading along the Toberi River basin, which flows southeast through the center. Immigrants from Gunma Prefecture settled here in 1894. Dairy farming is the main industry, with some field crops being cultivated, and lily bulbs are a specialty product. In 1969, a fossil nearly complete with the skeleton of a Naumann's elephant was discovered in the late-maturing area of the eastern part of the village.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

北海道南東部，十勝支庁広尾郡にある村。人口1871(1995)。地名はアイヌ語〈チュウルイ･トー･ペツ〉をあてたものといわれ，波の立つ沼川または急流の意味。十勝平野南部に位置し，標高200～300mの山に囲まれ，中央を南東へ流れる当縁（とうべり）川流域に平地が広がる。1894年群馬県から移民が入植した。基幹産業は酪農で，一部で畑作も行われ，特産にユリ根がある。1969年，東部の晩成でナウマンゾウの全骨格に近い化石が発見された。

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