Shana紗那村

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

Shana (紗那村, Shana-mura) is a village in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Borders 2 places.

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

紗那村

Reading

Shana-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Shana District 紗那郡, 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

01699 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

2 places share a land border with Shana. Borders across water are not counted.

• Rubetsu Village留別村
• Shibetoro Village蘂取村

Questions about Shana

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

Shana (紗那村) 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 Shana District (紗那郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Shana?

Shana 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 Shana?

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

Which municipalities border Shana?

Two: Rubetsu Village (留別村) and Shibetoro Village (蘂取村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Shana in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Shana written in Japanese?

紗那村, read Shana-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 Shana begin?

北海道紗那郡紗那村… (Hokkaidō, Shana-gun, Shana-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.