Nemuro Subprefecture

{{Infobox settlement

|name = Nemuro Subprefecture

|native_name = {{nobold|根室振興局}}

|native_name_lang = ja

|official_name = Nemuro-shinkō-kyoku

|image_map = Nemuro Subprefecture.png

|image_skyline =

|seat = Nemuro

|seat_type = Capital

|subdivision_type = Prefecture

|subdivision_name = Hokkaido

|area_magnitude =

|area_total_km2 = 3406.23

|area_footnotes =

|population_total = 84035

|population_as_of = March 2009

|population_footnotes =

|population_note =

|population_density_km2 = auto

|website = [http://www.nemuro.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp/ nemuro.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp]

}}

File:東根室駅から南西方向を望む.jpg in Hokkaido.]]

{{Nihongo|Nemuro|根室振興局|Nemuro-shinkō-kyoku}} is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. Japan claims the southern parts of the disputed

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 of Nakashibetsu, Shibetsu District.

History

November 1897: Nemuro Subprefecture established.
November 1897: Shana Subprefecture established.
December 1903: Shana Subprefecture and Nemuro Subprefecture merged.
August 1945: Soviets occupied the Kuril Islands.

Geography

File:Hokkaido-Southern-Kuril-Islands-Japan-Northern-Territories.png

=Municipalities=

class="wikitable sortable" ! colspan="2" \|Name ! rowspan="2" \|Area (km²) ! rowspan="2" \|Population ! rowspan="2" \|District ! rowspan="2" \|Type ! rowspan="2" \|Map
Rōmaji !Kanji
File:Flag of Betsukai, Hokkaido.svg Betsukai \|別海町 \|1,320.15 \|15,179 \|Notsuke District \|Town \|File:Betsukai in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
File:Flag of Nakashibetsu, Hokkaido.svg Nakashibetsu \|中標津町 \|684.98 \|24,014 \|Shibetsu District \|Town \|File:Nakashibetsu in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
File:Flag of Nemuro, Hokkaido.svg Nemuro (capital) \|根室市 \|512.63 \|27,109 \|no district \|City \|File:Nemuro in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
File:Flag of Rausu, Hokkaido.svg Rausu \|羅臼町 \|397.88 \|5,395 \|Menashi District \|Town \|File:Rausu in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
File:Flag of Shibetsu, Nemuro, Hokkaido.svg Shibetsu \|標津町 \|624.49 \|5,374 \|Shibetsu District \|Town \|File:Shibetsu town in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg

class="wikitable sortable"

! colspan="2" |Name

! rowspan="2" |Area (km²)

! rowspan="2" |Population

! rowspan="2" |District

! rowspan="2" |Type

! rowspan="2" |Map

Rōmaji

!Kanji

File:Flag of Betsukai, Hokkaido.svg Betsukai

|別海町

|1,320.15

|15,179

|Notsuke District

|Town

|File:Betsukai in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg

File:Flag of Nakashibetsu, Hokkaido.svg Nakashibetsu

|中標津町

|684.98

|24,014

|Shibetsu District

|Town

|File:Nakashibetsu in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg

File:Flag of Nemuro, Hokkaido.svg Nemuro (capital)

|根室市

|512.63

|27,109

|no district

|City

|File:Nemuro in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg

File:Flag of Rausu, Hokkaido.svg Rausu

|羅臼町

|397.88

|5,395

|Menashi District

|Town

|File:Rausu in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg

File:Flag of Shibetsu, Nemuro, Hokkaido.svg Shibetsu

|標津町

|624.49

|5,374

|Shibetsu District

|Town

|File:Shibetsu town in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg

=Districts in the Northern Territories=

File:Kuril-Islands-Northern-Territories-of-Japan-Map.png

:Also known as the Southern Kuril Islands (administered by Russia, claimed by Japan; see Kuril Islands dispute):

class="wikitable sortable" ! colspan="2" \|Name ! rowspan="2" \|Area (km²) ! rowspan="2" \|Population ! rowspan="2" \|District ! rowspan="2" \|Type ! rowspan="2" \|Map
Rōmaji !Kanji
Rubetsu (Pioner) \|留別村 \|1,442.82 \|2,814 \|Etorofu District (Iturup) \|Village \|File:Rubetsu in Nemuro Subprefecture.gif
Ruyobetsu (Yuzhno-Kurilsk) \|留夜別村 \|960.27 \|3,401 \|Kunashiri District (Kunashir) \|Village \|File:Ruyobetsu in Nemuro Subprefecture.gif
Shana (Kurilsk) \|紗那村 \|973.3 \|1,426 \|Shana District \|Village \|File:Shyna in Nemuro Subprefecture.gif
Shibetoro (Rudnaya) \|蘂取村 \|760.5 \|881 \|Shibetoro District \|Village \|File:Shibetoro in Nemuro Subprefecture.gif
Shikotan \|色丹村 \|253.33 \|1,499 \|Shikotan District \|Village \|File:Shikotan in Nemuro Subprefecture.gif
Tomari (Golovnino) \|泊村 \|538.56 \|5,595 \|Kunashiri District (Kunashir) \|Village \|File:Tomari in Nemuro Subprefecture.gif

class="wikitable sortable"

! colspan="2" |Name

! rowspan="2" |Area (km²)

! rowspan="2" |Population

! rowspan="2" |District

! rowspan="2" |Type

! rowspan="2" |Map

Rōmaji

!Kanji

Rubetsu (Pioner)

|留別村

|1,442.82