Political divisions of Karafuto Prefecture
Between 1905 and 1945, the Japanese Empire administered the southern half of Sakhalin, using the name Karafuto (樺太). The area was designated a chō, the same term given to Hokkaidō at the time. It is commonly referred to as Karafuto Prefecture in English. The prefecture was divided into 4 subprefectures (shichō), which in turn were subdivided into 11 districts, in turn divided into 41 municipalities (1 city, 13 towns, and 27 villages)
List of municipalities of Karafuto Prefecture
Karafuto Prefecture with 4 subprefectures, namely Toyohara, Maoka, Esutoru and Shikuka. Toyohara City was also a part of Toyohara Subprefecture.
Prefectural capital: Toyohara
- Notes
- The data is as of 1945.
- Some municipalities had multiple possible readings. 敷香, for instance, was read Shikuka, Shisuka, or Shikika, depending on sources.
- All Kanji names are in Shinjitai, a modern form which was not used when the prefecture existed.
- The list shows the current Russian names in parenthesis. However, Russian divisions do not match with Japanese divisions. These names just roughly overlap with central towns.
Toyohara Subprefecture 豊原支庁
Subprefectural capital: Toyohara
- Ōtomari District, alternatively Ōdomari 大泊郡
- Rūtaka District, alternatively Rutaka 留多加郡
- Toyohara City 豊原市 (Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk)
- Toyosakae District 豊栄郡 (Vysokoye)
Maoka Subprefecture 真岡支庁
Subprefectural capital: Maoka
- Honto District 本斗郡
- Honto Town 本斗町 (Nevelsk)
- Kaiba Village 海馬村 (Moneron Island)
- Kōni Village 好仁村 (Shebunino)
- Naihoro Town 内幌町 (Gornozavodsk)
- Maoka District 真岡郡
- Tomarioru District 泊居郡
Esutoru Subprefecture 恵須取支庁
Subprefectural capital: Esutoru
Shikuka Subprefecture 敷香支庁
Subprefectural capital: Shikuka
- Motodomari District, alternatively Mototomari 元泊郡
- Shikuka District, alternatively Shisuka or Shikika 敷香郡
See also
External links
- (Japanese) 樺太市町村変遷表 (Table of the transitions of municipalities of Karafuto)