Rubetsu, Hokkaido

Rubetsu
留別村
Village
Rubetsu Village in Etorofu, c. 1930
The municipality is labeled here as number 9.
Rubetsu
Coordinates: 45°05′10″N 147°41′39″E / 45.0861°N 147.6941°E / 45.0861; 147.6941
CountryJapan/Russia
Region/Federal DistrictHokkaido/Far Eastern Federal District
Prefecture/Federal SubjectHokkaido (Nemuro Subprefecture)/Sakhalin
District/DistrictEtorofu District/Kurilsky District
Area
 • Total
1,442.82 km2 (557.08 sq mi)
Population
 (1945)
 • Total
2,814
 • Density1.950/km2 (5.051/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+11 (MSK+8)

Rubetsu (Japanese: 留別村, Rubetsu-mura, Russian: Рубэцу) is a notional village adminstrative unit claimed by Japan in Etorofu District, Hokkaido. It is located in the disputed Northern Territories area of the Kuril Islands. It is administered by Russia as part of Kurilsky District in Sakhalin Oblast, although Japan continues to claim it as part of their own territory.[1]

References

  1. ^ "The Northern Territories: So close, yet so far away | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News". NHK WORLD. Retrieved 2021-03-17.


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