Nemuro Subprefecture

Summary

Nemuro (根室振興局, Nemuro-shinkō-kyoku) is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. Japan claims the southern parts of the disputed Kuril Islands (known as the Northern Territories in Japan) as part of this subprefecture.

Nemuro Subprefecture
根室振興局
Nemuro-shinkō-kyoku
Location of Nemuro Subprefecture
PrefectureHokkaido
CapitalNemuro
Area
 • Total3,406.23 km2 (1,315.15 sq mi)
Population
 (March 2009)
 • Total84,035
 • Density25/km2 (64/sq mi)
Websitenemuro.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp
Nemuro City in Hokkaido.

As of March 2009, the subprefecture has an estimated population of 84,035, and an area of 3406.23 km².

Nakashibetsu Airport, the easternmost airport in Japan, is located in the town of Nakashibetsu, Shibetsu District.

History edit

  • November 1897: Nemuro Subprefecture established.
  • November 1897: Shana Subprefecture established.
  • December 1903: Shana Subprefecture and Nemuro Subprefecture merged.
  • August 1945: Soviets occupied the Kuril Islands.

Geography edit

 
Satellite photo of Hokkaido and the southern Kuril islands (Northern Territories)

Municipalities edit

Name Area (km2) Population District Type Map
Rōmaji Kanji
  Betsukai 別海町 1,320.15 15,179 Notsuke District Town  
  Nakashibetsu 中標津町 684.98 24,014 Shibetsu District Town  
  Nemuro (capital) 根室市 512.63 27,109 no district City  
  Rausu 羅臼町 397.88 5,395 Menashi District Town  
  Shibetsu 標津町 624.49 5,374 Shibetsu District Town  

Districts in the Northern Territories edit

 
Nemuro Subprefecture is in north eastern Hokkaido. It shows the names of the claimed islands and districts (Northern Territories)
Also known as the Southern Kuril Islands (administered by Russia, claimed by Japan; see Kuril Islands dispute):
Name Area (km2) Population District Type Map
Rōmaji Kanji
Rubetsu (Pioner) 留別村 1,442.82 2,814 Etorofu District (Iturup) Village  
Ruyobetsu (Yuzhno-Kurilsk) 留夜別村 960.27 3,401 Kunashiri District (Kunashir) Village  
Shana (Kurilsk) 紗那村 973.3 1,426 Shana District Village  
Shibetoro (Rudnaya) 蘂取村 760.5 881 Shibetoro District Village  
Shikotan 色丹村 253.33 1,499 Shikotan District Village  
Tomari (Golovnino) 泊村 538.56 5,595 Kunashiri District (Kunashir) Village  

Districts renounced in San Francisco Treaty edit

 
Nemuro Subprefecture is blue. The claimed islands and districts (Northern Territories) are grey.

Islands edit

Mergers edit

External links edit

  • Official Website (in Japanese)

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