Shikotan, Hokkaido
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Shikotan
色丹村 | |
|---|---|
 Port of Malokurilskoye | |
 The municipality is labeled here as number 6. | |
| Country |  Japan Russia |
| Region/Federal District |  HokkaidoFar Eastern Federal District |
| Prefecture/Federal Subject | Hokkaido Prefecture (Nemuro Subprefecture) Sakhalin |
| District/District | Shikotan Yuzhno-Kurilsky District |
| Area | |
• Total | 253.33 km2 (97.81 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
• Total | 1,499 |
| • Density | 5.917/km2 (15.33/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+11 (MSK+8) |
Shikotan (Japanese: 色丹村, Shikotan-mura, Russian: Шикотан) is a notional village administrative unit claimed by Japan in Shikotan District, Hokkaido. It is located in the disputed Northern Territories area of the Kuril Islands. Shikotan is currently administered by Russia as part of Yuzhno-Kurilsky District in Sakhalin Oblast, although Japan continues to claim it as part of their own territory.[1][2]
