Shikotan色丹村

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

Shikotan (色丹村, Shikotan-mura) is a village in Hokkaidō Prefecture.

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

色丹村

Reading

Shikotan-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Shikotan District 色丹郡, 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

01695 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

Shikotan shares no land border with another municipality.

Questions about Shikotan

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

Shikotan (色丹村) 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 Shikotan District (色丹郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Shikotan?

Shikotan 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 Shikotan?

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

Which municipalities border Shikotan?

None. Shikotan shares no land border with another municipality. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Shikotan written in Japanese?

色丹村, read Shikotan-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 Shikotan begin?

北海道色丹郡色丹村… (Hokkaidō, Shikotan-gun, Shikotan-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.