Shikotan (Japanese: 色丹村, Shikotan-mura, Russian: Шикотан) is a village in Shikotan 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.
| Shikotan | |
| Subdivision Name: | Japan Russia |
| Subdivision Name2: | Hokkaido Prefecture (Nemuro Subprefecture) Sakhalin |
| Subdivision Type3: | District/District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Shikotan Yuzhno-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: | 253.33 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Total: | 1,499 |
| Population As Of: | 1945 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Timezone1: | UTC+11 (MSK+8) |
The name was originally called Shakotan and it comes from the Ainu language.
The municipality and island is formed by the volcanic rock and sandstone of the Upper Cretaceous and Cenozoic periods. There are two extinct volcanoes on Shikotan: Mount Tomari and Mount Notoro.