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Rubetsu
留別村 | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 45°05′10″N 147°41′39″E / 45.0861°N 147.6941°E | |
Country | Japan/Russia |
Region/Federal District | Hokkaido/Far Eastern Federal District |
Prefecture/Federal Subject | Hokkaido (Nemuro Subprefecture)/Sakhalin |
District/District | Etorofu District/Kurilsky District |
Area | |
• Total | 1,442.82 km2 (557.08 sq mi) |
Population (1945) | |
• Total | 2,814 |
• Density | 2.0/km2 (5.1/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+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]