Rubetsu, Hokkaido

Coordinates: 45°05′10″N 147°41′39″E / 45.0861°N 147.6941°E / 45.0861; 147.6941
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Rubetsu
留別村
Village
Federal Subject
Hokkaido (Nemuro Subprefecture)/Sakhalin
District/DistrictEtorofu District/Kurilsky District
Area
 • Total1,442.82 km2 (557.08 sq mi)
Population
 (1945)
 • Total2,814
 • Density2.0/km2 (5.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+11 (MSK+8)

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]

References

  1. ^ "The Northern Territories: So close, yet so far away | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News". NHK WORLD. Retrieved 2021-03-17.