Nemuro Subprefecture

Nemuro Subprefecture Căn thất chấn hưng cục
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 Cityin Hokkaido.

Nemuro(Căn thất chấn hưng cục,Nemuro-shinkō-kyoku)is asubprefectureofHokkaido Prefecture,Japan.Japan claims the southern parts of thedisputed Kuril Islands(known as the Northern Territories in Japan) as part of this subprefecture.

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 ofNakashibetsu,Shibetsu District.

History

• November 1897: Nemuro Subprefecture established.
• November 1897: Shana Subprefecture established.
• December 1903: Shana Subprefecture and Nemuro Subprefecture merged.
• August 1945:Sovietsoccupied 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	Biệt hải đinh	1,320.15	15,179	Notsuke District	Town
Nakashibetsu	Trung tiêu tân đinh	684.98	24,014	Shibetsu District	Town
Nemuro(capital)	Căn thất thị	512.63	27,109	no district	City
Rausu	La cữu đinh	397.88	5,395	Menashi District	Town
Shibetsu	Tiêu tân đinh	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 byRussia,claimed by Japan; seeKuril Islands dispute):

Name		Area (km2)	Population	District	Type	Map
Rōmaji	Kanji
Rubetsu(Pioner)	Lưu biệt thôn	1,442.82	2,814	Etorofu District(Iturup)	Village
Ruyobetsu(Yuzhno-Kurilsk)	Lưu dạ biệt thôn	960.27	3,401	Kunashiri District(Kunashir)	Village
Shana(Kurilsk)	Sa na thôn	973.3	1,426	Shana District	Village
Shibetoro(Rudnaya)	Nhị thủ thôn	760.5	881	Shibetoro District	Village
Shikotan	Sắc đan thôn	253.33	1,499	Shikotan District	Village
Tomari(Golovnino)	Bạc thôn	538.56	5,595	Kunashiri District(Kunashir)	Village

Districts renounced inSan Francisco Treaty

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

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

Islands

• HabomaiRocks
• ShikotanIsland
• Kunashiri
• Etorofu(Iturup)

Mergers

See also:List of mergers in Hokkaido § Nemuro Subprefecture

External links

• Official Website(in Japanese)