Shana, Hokkaido
Shana, Hokkaido | |
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Village | |
| Country | Japan/Russia |
| List of regions of Japan | Hokkaido/Far Eastern Federal District |
| Prefectures of Japan | Hokkaido (Nemuro Subprefecture)/Sakhalin Oblast |
| Districts of Japan | Shana District, Hokkaido |
| Area | |
| • Total | 973.30 km2 (375.79 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 1,426 |
| • Density | 1.5/km2 (3.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+11:00 |
Shana (Japanese language: Shana-mura) is a List of villages in Japan in Shana District, both of which are located in the disputed Kuril Islands dispute area of the Kuril Islands. It is currently administered by Russia as part of Yuzhno-Kurilsky District in Sakhalin Oblast, although Japan continues to claim it as part of Hokkaido. After the Soviet occupation, Shana became part of the Kurilsky District as Kurilsk. The recorded population was 5,157 in 1989 and 3,634 in 2006.
Geography
The municipality has an area of 973.30 square kilometres, or 375.79 square miles[1]. It has a population of 1,426 as of 1945[2], with no data available after that.
Adjacent municipalities
Shibetoro Municipality, Shibetoro District, Hokkaido Rubetsu, Hokkaido, Etorofu District
Economy
Shana's economy is based on a 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.
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