Rubetsu留別村

Rubetsu-mura. The name ends in 村 (mura), the word for village.

Rubetsu (留別村, Rubetsu-mura) is a village in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Borders 1 place.

This village is listed in Japan's official municipal data but has had no working Japanese administration since 1945. Its island is one of the Northern Territories (北方領土 / hoppō ryōdo), administered by Russia and claimed by Japan. It is drawn here because the boundary file follows the official Japanese list.

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Facts

Japanese name

留別村

Reading

Rubetsu-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Etorofu District 択捉郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

Not counted. No Japanese administration has worked here since 1945.

Code

01698 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

One place shares a land border with Rubetsu. Borders across water are not counted.

• Shana Village紗那村

Questions about Rubetsu

Is Rubetsu a city, a town, or a village?

Rubetsu (留別村) is a village (村, mura) in Hokkaidō Prefecture. A village is a municipality on the same tier as a city, with its own mayor and assembly. The difference is size: a municipality generally needs 50,000 residents to become a city. Its address puts it in Etorofu District (択捉郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Rubetsu?

Rubetsu is in Hokkaidō Prefecture (北海道), in the Hokkaidō region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Rubetsu?

The 2020 census did not count Rubetsu. No Japanese administration has worked there since 1945.

Which municipalities border Rubetsu?

One: Shana Village (紗那村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Rubetsu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Rubetsu written in Japanese?

留別村, read Rubetsu-mura. The last character, 村 (mura), is the word for village, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Rubetsu begin?

北海道択捉郡留別村… (Hokkaidō, Etorofu-gun, Rubetsu-mura, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the village name. The district name is written but the district is not a government. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.