Rubetsu, Hokkaido Explained

Rubetsu
Subdivision Name:Japan/Russia
Subdivision Name2:Hokkaido (Nemuro Subprefecture)/Sakhalin
Subdivision Type3:District/District
Subdivision Name3:Etorofu District/Kurilsky District
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture/Federal Subject
Subdivision Type1:Region/Federal District
Subdivision Name1:Hokkaido/Far Eastern Federal District
Subdivision Type:Country
Settlement Type:Village
Area Total Km2:1,442.82
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Total:2,814
Population As Of:1945
Native Name Lang:ja
Timezone1:UTC+11 (MSK+8)
Pushpin Map:Russia Kuril Islands

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Northern Territories: So close, yet so far away NHK WORLD-JAPAN News. 2021-03-17. NHK WORLD. en.