Political Divisions Of Karafuto Prefecture
Between 1905 and 1945, the Japanese Empire administered the southern half of Sakhalin, using the name . The area was designated a , the same term given to Hokkaidō at the time. It is commonly referred to as Karafuto Prefectures of Japan, Prefecture in English language, English. The prefecture was divided into 4 , which in turn were subdivided into 11 districts of Japan, districts, in turn divided into 41 municipalities of Japan, municipalities (1 cities of Japan, city, 13 towns of Japan, towns, and 27 villages of Japan, villages) List of municipalities of Karafuto Prefecture Prefectural capital: Toyohara ;Notes *The data is as of 1945. *Some municipalities had multiple possible readings. , 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 Kyūjitai names used when the prefecture existed are listed in parenthesis. *The list shows the current ...
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Japanese Empire
The also known as the Japanese Empire or Imperial Japan, was a historical nation-state and great power that existed from the Meiji Restoration in 1868 until the enactment of the post-World War II 1947 constitution and subsequent formation of modern Japan. It encompassed the Japanese archipelago and several colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories. Under the slogans of and following the Boshin War and restoration of power to the Emperor from the Shogun, Japan underwent a period of industrialization and militarization, the Meiji Restoration, which is often regarded as the fastest modernisation of any country to date. All of these aspects contributed to Japan's emergence as a great power and the establishment of a colonial empire following the First Sino-Japanese War, the Boxer Rebellion, the Russo-Japanese War, and World War I. Economic and political turmoil in the 1920s, including the Great Depression, led to the rise of militarism, nationalism and t ...
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Administrative Divisions Of Sakhalin Oblast
Administrative and municipal divisions References {{Administrative divisions of the Russian federal subjects Sakhalin Oblast Sakhalin Oblast Sakhalin Oblast ( rus, Сахали́нская о́бласть, r=Sakhalínskaya óblast', p=səxɐˈlʲinskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast) comprising the island of Sakhalin and the K ...

Korsakov (town)
Korsakov is a town and the administrative center of Korsakovsky District of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia. It is located south from Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, at the southern end of Sakhalin Island, on the coast of the Salmon Cove in the Aniva Bay. The town has a population of 33,526 as of the 2010 census. History Little is known of the early history of Korsakov. The site was once home to an Ainu fishing village called Kushunkotan (in Russian sources, Tamari-Aniva), which was frequented by traders of the Matsumae clan from as early as 1790. On September 22, 1853, a Russian expedition, commanded by Gennady Nevelskoy, raised the Russian flag at the settlement and renamed it "Fort Muravyovsky", after Governor-General of Eastern Siberia Nikolay Muravyov.The Occupation of Southern Saghalin by the Russians in 1853–54', Akizuki Toshiyuki, Hokkaidō University. Nevelskoy left detailed recollections of the landing. He encountered a predominantly Ainu population (at least 600 people; another ...
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Prigorodnoye (seaport)
Prigorodnoye (russian: При́городное) is a specialized seaport in the Korsakovsky District of Sakhalin Oblast, on the Pacific coast in the Russian Far East. It is located on the Mereya River, not far from the district's administrative center of Korsakov. History It was known as when it was part of Japan from 1905 to 1945. The port is now the site of the large liquefied natural gas plant constructed under the auspices of the Sakhalin-II The Sakhalin-2 (russian: Сахалин-2) project is an oil and gas development in Sakhalin Island, Russia. It includes development of the Piltun-Astokhskoye oil field and the Lunskoye natural gas field offshore Sakhalin Island in the Okhot ... project. Buildings and structures in Sakhalin Oblast Ports and harbours of the Russian Pacific Coast Geography of Sakhalin Oblast Transport in Sakhalin Oblast {{SakhalinOblast-geo-stub ...
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