Rubetsu, Hokkaido

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 Yuzhno-Kurilsky District in Sakhalin Oblast, although Japan continues to claim it as part of Hokkaido Prefecture.[1]

Rubetsu
留別村
Village
The municipality is labeled here as number 9.
The municipality is labeled here as number 9.
Rubetsu is located in Kuril Islands
Rubetsu
Rubetsu
Coordinates: 45.0861°N 147.6941°E / 45.0861; 147.6941
CountryJapan/Russia
Region/Federal DistrictHokkaido/Far Eastern Federal District
Prefecture/Federal SubjectHokkaido (Nemuro Subprefecture)/Sakhalin
District/DistrictEtorofu District/Yuzhno-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)

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