Nemuro Subprefecture

Nemuro (Japanese根 室 振兴 局, Nemuro - Shinko - kyoku ) is a sub-prefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture. She has, including those covered by Japan South Kuril Islands ( Kurilenkonflikt ) an area of ​​8533.96 km ² and a population of 86 152 (as of July 31, 2004).

History

The interior of the sub-prefecture of Nemuro (根 室 支 庁, Nemuro - shicho ) in November 1897. In December 1903, the merger was followed by the sub-prefecture Shana (纱 那 支 庁, Shana - shicho ). In August 1945, the Soviet Union occupied the Kuril Islands. On April 28, 1952 Japan was the signing of the Peace Treaty of San Francisco its claims to the Kuril Islands north of Etorofu on ( the counties Uruppu, Shimushiru and Shumushu on the same islands Uruppu, Shimushiru and Shumushu ).

In the reorganization of Hokkaidō April 1, 2010 renaming in Nemuro - Shinko - kyoku, as well as the administrative subordination to the sub-prefecture was Kushiro.

Administrative divisions

Large cities (市shi )

  • The seat of the prefectural government: Nemuro

Counties (郡, gun)

List of counties of the sub-prefecture of Nemuro, and their towns (町, chō ) and villages (村, mura ).

  • Notsuke Betsukai
  • Nakashibetsu
  • Shibetsu
  • Rausu

Counties that are managed by Russia but claimed by Japan:

  • Shikotan Shikotan (Russian Malokurilsk )
  • Tomari (Russian Golownino )
  • Ruyobetsu (Russian Yuzhno- Kurilsk )
  • Rubetsu
  • Shana (Russian Kurilsk )
  • Shibetoro

Disputed Islands

  • Habomai-Gruppe/Chabomai
  • Shikotan / Shikotan
  • Kunashiri / Kunashir
  • Etorofu / Iturup

Traffic

The eastern Japan airport, Nakashibetsu airport is located in the city Nakashibetsu district Shibetsu.

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