Nemuro Subprefecture
Nemuro Subprefecture
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Nemuro-shinkō-kyoku | |
Prefecture | Hokkaido |
Capital | Nemuro |
Area | |
• Total | 3,406.23 km2 (1,315.15 sq mi) |
Population (March 2009) | |
• Total | 84,035 |
• Density | 25/km2 (64/sq mi) |
Website | nemuro.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp |
Nemuro (
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]
Municipalities[edit]
Name | Area (km2) | Population | District | Type | Map | |
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Rōmaji | Kanji | |||||
Betsukai | 1,320.15 | 15,179 | Notsuke District | Town | ||
Nakashibetsu | 684.98 | 24,014 | Shibetsu District | Town | ||
Nemuro (capital) | 512.63 | 27,109 | no district | City | ||
Rausu | 397.88 | 5,395 | Menashi District | Town | ||
Shibetsu | 624.49 | 5,374 | Shibetsu District | Town |
Districts in the Northern Territories[edit]
- Also known as the Southern Kuril Islands (administered by Russia, claimed by Japan; see Kuril Islands dispute):
Name | Area (km2) | Population | District | Type | Map | |
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Rōmaji | Kanji | |||||
Rubetsu (Pioner) | 1,442.82 | 2,814 | Etorofu District (Iturup) | Village | ||
Ruyobetsu (Yuzhno-Kurilsk) | 960.27 | 3,401 | Kunashiri District (Kunashir) | Village | ||
Shana (Kurilsk) | 973.3 | 1,426 | Shana District | Village | ||
Shibetoro (Rudnaya) | 760.5 | 881 | Shibetoro District | Village | ||
Shikotan | 253.33 | 1,499 | Shikotan District | Village | ||
Tomari (Golovnino) | 538.56 | 5,595 | Kunashiri District (Kunashir) | Village |
Districts renounced in San Francisco Treaty[edit]
Islands[edit]
Mergers[edit]
External links[edit]
- Official Website (in Japanese)