Shibetoro municipality
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Shikotan (Japanese: 蘂取村, Shibetoro-mura, Russian: Шикотан) is a village in Shibetoro 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.[1]
Shibetoro 蘂取村 | |
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Village | |
 The municipality is labeled here as number 11. | |
| Country | Japan/Russia |
| Region/Federal District | Hokkaido/Far Eastern Federal District |
| Prefecture/Federal Subject | Hokkaido (Nemuro Subprefecture)/Sakhalin |
| District/District | Shibetoro/Yuzhno-Kurilsky District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 760.50 km2 (293.63 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 881 |
| • Density | 1.2/km2 (3.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+11 (MSK+8) |
Geography
The municipality is located on the eastern portion of Iturup Island.
References
- ↑ "The Northern Territories: So close, yet so far away | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News". NHK WORLD. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
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