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]