Rubetsu, Hokkaido
Village in Hokkaido/Far Eastern Federal District, Japan/Russia
Rubetsu 45°05′10″N 147°41′39″E / 45.0861°N 147.6941°E / 45.0861; 147.6941 | |
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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) |
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]
References
- ^ "The Northern Territories: So close, yet so far away | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News". NHK WORLD. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
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