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Between 1905 and 1945 , the Japanese Empire administered the southern half of Sakhalin , using the name Karafuto . The area was designated a ''chō'', the same term given to Hokkaido at the time. It is commonly referred to as Karafuto Prefecture in English . The prefecture was divided into 4 sub-prefectures (''shichō''), which in turn were subdivided into 11 Districts , in turn divided into 41 Municipalities (1 City , 13 Towns , and 27 Villages )


KARAFUTO PREFECTURE



Southern Karafuto Area



Toyohara Sub-Prefecture



Toyohara District



County



Otomari Sub-Prefecture



Otomari District



Counties



Rutaka District



Counties



Toyo-Sakae District



Counties



Maoka Sub-Prefecture



Honto District



Counties



Maoka District



Counties



Tomarioru District



Counties



Nortern Karafuto Area



Shikuka Sub-Prefecture



Mototomari or Motodomari District



Counties



Shikuka District



Counties



Esutoru Sub-Prefecture



Esutoru District



Counties



Kita Nayoshi or Nayoshi District



Counties



PRINCIPAL CITIES IN KARAFUTO PROVINCE