Shana, Hokkaido

Shana (Japanese: 紗那村, Shana-mura) is a village in Shana District on Iturup, 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. After the Soviet invasion and occupation of the Kuril Islands in 1945, Shana became part of Kurilsky District as Kurilsk. The recorded population was 5,157 in 1989 and 3,634 in 2006.

Shana
紗那村
Village
Shana Village in Etorofu, before 1945.
Shana Village in Etorofu, before 1945.
The municipality is labeled here as number 10.
The municipality is labeled here as number 10.
CountryJapan/Russia
Region/Federal DistrictHokkaido/Far Eastern Federal District
Prefecture/Federal SubjectHokkaido (Nemuro Subprefecture)/Sakhalin
District/DistrictShana/Kurilsky District
Area
[1]
 • Total973.30 km2 (375.79 sq mi)
Population
 (1945)
 • Total1,426
 • Density1.5/km2 (3.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+11 (MSK+8)

Geography

The municipality has an area of 973.30 square kilometres, or 375.79 square miles.[2] It had a population of 1,426 as of 1945.[3] This was the last piece of data recorded by Japan in the area.

Adjacent municipalities

Economy

Shana's economy is based on fishing industry where trout, salmon and cod are the most common fish found. Whaling and algae collection are also some of its industries. Other land based industries include livestock such as grazing horses and cows, canning industry and fertilizer production.

References

  1. ^ 平成21年面積 全国都道府県市区町村別面積調 国土地理院 (in Japanese)
  2. ^ 平成21年面積 全国都道府県市区町村別面積調 国土地理院
  3. ^ 世帯および男女別人口（全人口）－全国，道府県，郡，市区町村 昭和15年国勢調査 政府統計の総合窓口


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