Karafuto prefecture

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Karafuto (樺太)

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CapitalToyohara

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Capital - Toyohara

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Area

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 - Total

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 - % water

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76,400 km²

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6.4%

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Population

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 - Total (Jan 1, 2003)

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Jan 1 - 2003

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 - Density

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600,000

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8.4 / km²

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Karafuto (樺太, literal meaning: "Fat Birch",

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Ainu: Karaputo, Karaftu, or Kraftu),

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(German: Sachalin or Karafuto)

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(French: Tarrakai(ancient French), Karafouto, or Sakhaline),

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(Spanish: Karafuto, Sakalin, or Sajalin)

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(English: Karafuto, Sakhalin, or Sajalin)

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(Russian: Sakhalin or Saghalien),

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(Manchu: Saghalien),

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(ancient Korean: Fu-Sang(?)),

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(Chinese: Ku-Ye-Dao), formerly known as Kita Ezo, is the Japanese name for the southern part of the island of Sakhalin or the entire island of Sakhalin.

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Kita Ezo - Japanese - Sakhalin

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By some accounts, Karafuto became a prefecture of Japan in 1907, with its capital at Toyohara. However, the name of the governmental office was not to, dō, fu, or ken (都道府県, the names for present-day prefectures) but rather chō (庁), so the name prefecture may be inaccurate. In 1945, with the defeat of Japan in World War II, the Japanese administration in Karafuto ceased to function, and in 1951, at the Treaty of San Francisco, Japan renounced its rights to Karafuto. Since that time, the southern part of Sakhalin has been a part of Russia (which was in 1952 and for four more decades part of the Soviet Union). It is still in question whether Japan does claim Karafuto as part of Japan or not. Regardless of it, it has been part of Japan and some Japanese political parties are still officially claiming it as part of Japan. In Japanese maps, Karafuto is considered to be No Man's Land.

Related Topics:
Prefecture - Japan - 1907 - Toyohara - 1945 - World War II - 1951 - Treaty of San Francisco - Russia - Soviet Union - No Man's Land

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