Shikotan District, Hokkaidō
- Shikotan District, Hokkaidō
nihongo|Shikotan|色丹郡|-gun is a district located on Shikotan Island claimed by Japan as part of Nemuro Subprefecture, Hokkaidō. As of August 15, 1945, it had a population of 1,038.
Villages
* Shikotan
History
*1885 Split off Hanasaki District, Nemuro Province. Incorporated into Chishima Province
*August, 1945 Soviets occupy the district.
Russian Administration
Russia administers the island as part of the South Kurils district of Sakhalin Oblast, administering all of the two villages.
ee also
*Kuril Islands dispute
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