Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
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Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (Russian: Ю́жно-Сахали́нск, IPA: [ˈjuʐnə səxɐˈlʲinsk] (listen), literally "South Sakhalin City") is a city on Sakhalin island. It is also the administrative center of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia. It is in the Far East part of Russia. It is north of Japan.[11] Gas and oil extraction and processing are the main industries of the island. It was named Vladimirovka (Влади́мировка) from 1882 to 1905, then Toyohara (Japanese: 豊原市, Hepburn: Toyohara-shi) when Imperial Japan controlled it from 1905 to 1946. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 181,728.[5]
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Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Южно-Сахалинск | |
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City[1] | |
Coordinates: 46°58′N 142°44′E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Sakhalin Oblast[1] |
Founded | 1882 |
City status since | 1905[2] |
Government | |
• Head | Sergey Nadsadin[3] |
Area | |
• Total | 164.7 km2 (63.6 sq mi) |
Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 181,728 |
• Estimate (2018)[6] | 198,973 (+9.5%) |
• Rank | 99th in 2010 |
• Density | 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi) |
Administrative status | |
• Subordinated to | city of oblast significance of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk[1] |
• Capital of | Sakhalin Oblast[1], city of oblast significance of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk[1] |
Municipal status | |
• Urban okrug | Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Urban Okrug[7] |
• Capital of | Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Urban Okrug[7] |
Time zone | UTC+11 (MSK+8 [8]) |
Postal code(s)[9] | 693000 |
Dialing code(s) | +7 4242; +7 424[10] |
OKTMO ID | 64701000001 |
Twin towns | Hakodate, Asahikawa, Wakkanai |
Website | www |
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