Shana, Hokkaido

Shana
紗那村
Village
Shana Village in Etorofu, before 1945
The municipality is labeled here as number 10.
CountryJapan
RegionHokkaido
PrefectureHokkaido (Nemuro Subprefecture)
DistrictShana
Area
 • Total
973.30 km2 (375.79 sq mi)
Population
 (1945)
 • Total
1,426
 • Density1.465/km2 (3.795/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+11 (MSK+8)

Shana (Japanese: 紗那村, Shana-mura) is a notional village administrative unit claimed by Japan in Shana District, Hokkaido. It is located on the island of Iturup in the disputed Northern Territories area of the Kuril Islands. It is administered by Russia as part of Kurilsky District in Sakhalin Oblast, although Japan continues to claim it as part of their own territory. After the Soviet invasion and occupation of the Kuril Islands in 1945, Shana became part of Kurilsky District as Kurilsk.

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