Nemuro Subprefecture

Nemuro Subprefecture 根室振興局
Nemuro-shinkō-kyoku
Prefecture	Hokkaido
Capital	Nemuro
Area
• Total	3,406.23 km2 (1,315.15 sq mi)
Population  (March 2009)
• Total	84,035
• Density	25/km2 (64/sq mi)
Website	nemuro.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp

Nemuro (根室振興局, Nemuro-shinkō-kyoku) is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. Japan claims the southern parts of the disputed Kuril Islands (known as the Northern Territories in Japan) as part of this subprefecture.

As of March 2009, the subprefecture has an estimated population of 84,035, and an area of 3406.23 km².

Nakashibetsu Airport, the easternmost airport in Japan, is located in the town of Nakashibetsu, Shibetsu District.