Rubetsu
留別村 | |
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Village | |
Rubetsu | |
Coordinates: 45°05′10″N 147°41′39″E / 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/Yuzhno-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 Yuzhno-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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