The total area of the town was 72.29 square kilometres (27.91 sq mi).

[1] Yōrō is located in south-west Gifu Prefecture, with the Yōrō Mountains to the west and the plains of the Ibi River to the east, The Makita River also flows through the town.

The average annual rainfall is 1840 mm with September as the wettest month.

[2] Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Yōrō peaked around the year 2000 and has declined since.

With the post-Meiji restoration cadastral reforms, the town of Yōrō was established on April 1, 1897.