Nemuro Subprefecture

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
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 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

• 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

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

Municipalities

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

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

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

• Uruppu (Urup)
• Shimushiru (Simushir)
• Shumushu (Shumshu)

Islands

• Habomai Rocks
• Shikotan Island
• Kunashiri
• Etorofu (Iturup)

Mergers

See also: List of mergers in Hokkaido § Nemuro Subprefecture

External links

• Official Website (in Japanese)

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