Rubetsu, Hokkaido
Rubetsu (Japanese: 留別村, Rubetsu-mura, Russian: Рубэцу) is a village in Etorofu District, both of which are located in the disputed Northern Territories area of the Kuril Islands. It is currently administered by Russia as part of Kurilsky District in Sakhalin Oblast, although Japan continues to claim it as part of Hokkaido Prefecture.[1]
Rubetsu
留別村 | |
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Village | |
Rubetsu Village in Etorofu, c. 1930 | |
The municipality is labeled here as number 9. | |
Rubetsu | |
| Coordinates: 45.0861°N 147.6941°E | |
| Country | Japan/Russia |
| Region/Federal District | Hokkaido/Far Eastern Federal District |
| Prefecture/Federal Subject | Hokkaido (Nemuro Subprefecture)/Sakhalin |
| District/District | Etorofu District/Kurilsky District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,442.82 km2 (557.08 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 2,814 |
| • Density | 2.0/km2 (5.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+11 (MSK+8) |
References
- "The Northern Territories: So close, yet so far away | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News". NHK WORLD. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
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