Engaru

Engaru is a town in the of , Japan. The name comes from the Ainu place name Inkar-us-i, meaning a lookout point. On October 1, 2005, the towns of and , and the village of Shirataki, all from Monbetsu District merged into the expanded town of Engaru.
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  • Town with about 19,400 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 80 metres (270 feet)
  • Description: town in Monbetsu district, Hokkaidō, Japan
  • Also known as
    “Engaru, Hokkaido”
    “Mukaiengaru”
    “Yengaru”
  • Neighbors

Places of Interest

Discover Engaru Station and Engaru Kosei Hospital.
Railway station
is a railway station in Engaru, Monbetsu, Hokkaidō Prefecture, .
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Police station
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Latitude
44.0615° or 44° 3′ 41″ north
Longitude
143.5279° or 143° 31′ 40″ east
Open location code
8RP53G6H+H5
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
place = town
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

See this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Engaru” goes by many names.
إنغاروArabic
EngaruAsturian
အင်းဂါရုမြို့၊ ဟော့ကိုင်းဒိုးBurmese
EngaruCatalan
Engaru-chōCebuano
远轻町Chinese
遠輕町Chinese
EngaruCzech
EngaruDutch
انجاروEgyptian Arabic
EngaruGalician
ენგარუGeorgian
EngaruHungarian
EngaruIdo
Engaru, HokkaidoIdo
EngaruIndonesian
Engaru, HokkaidoIndonesian
EngaruIrish
EngaruItalian
Engaru-chōJapanese
えんがるちょうJapanese
むかいえんがるJapanese
ムカイエンガルJapanese
向遠軽Japanese
遠軽村Japanese
遠軽町Japanese
엔가루정Korean
엔가루초Korean
EngaruMalay
Engaru, HokkaidōMalay
انگاروPersian
انگارو، هوکایدوPersian
EngaruPolish
Engaru-chōPolish
ЭнгаруRussian
EngaruSwedish
EngaruTagalog
Engaru, HokkaidōTagalog
เอ็งงารุThai
EngaruTurkish
ЕнґаруUkrainian
اینگارو، ہوکائیڈوUrdu
EngaruVietnamese
Engaru, HokkaidōVietnamese
遠輕町Yue Chinese

Places with the Same Name

Localities in the Area

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