Major Cities
As of 1945, Karafuto was divided into four subprefectures, which in turn were subdivided into 11 districts, in turn divided into 41 municipalities (one city, 13 towns, and 27 villages)
Karafuto's largest city was Toyohara. Other major cities included Esutoru in the north central and Maoka in the south central region.
The list below are the towns and the city of the prefecture. These in italics are the corresponding current Russian names.
Esutoru Subprefecture (恵須取支庁)
- Towns
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- Chinnai (珍内町, Krasnogorsk)
- Esutoru (恵須取町, Uglegorsk)
- Nayoshi (名好町, Lesogorsk)
- Tōro (塔路町, Shakhtyorsk)
Maoka Subprefecture (真岡支庁)
- Towns
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- Honto (本斗町, Nevelsk)
- Maoka (真岡町, Kholmsk)
- Naihoro (内幌町, Gornozavodsk)
- Noda (野田町, Chekhovo)
- Tomarioru (泊居町, Tomari)
Shikuka Subprefecture (敷香支庁)
- Towns
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- Shirutoru (知取町, Makarov)
- Shikuka (敷香町, Poronaysk)
Toyohara Subprefecture (豊原支庁)
- City
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- Toyohara (豊原市, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk)
- Towns
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- Ochiai (落合町, Dolinsk)
- Ōtomari (大泊町, Korsakov)
- Rūtaka (留多加町, Aniva)
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