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 (廳), 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 (支廳, 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 Kyūjitai names used when the prefecture existed are listed in parenthesis.
  • 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 (豐原支廳)

Subprefectural capital: Toyohara

Maoka Subprefecture 真岡支庁 (眞岡支廳)

Subprefectural capital: Maoka

Esutoru Subprefecture 恵須取支庁 (惠須取支廳)

Subprefectural capital: Esutoru

Shikuka Subprefecture 敷香支庁 (敷香支廳)

Subprefectural capital: Shikuka

See also
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