Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Южно-Сахалинск | |
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Top: Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ, Gorny Vozduh Resort Cablecar, Center: Sakhalin Regional Museum, Bottom: Yuzhino-Sakhalinsk Gagarin Park, Anton Chekhov Museum and monument (all of item from left to right) | |
Location of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk | |
| Coordinates: 46°58′N 142°44′E / 46.967°N 142.733°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakhalin Oblast |
| Founded | 1882 |
| City status since | 1905 |
| Government | |
| • Head | Sergey Nadsadin |
| Area | |
• Total | 164.7 km2 (63.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 181,728 |
• Estimate (2018) | 198,973 (+9.5%) |
| • Rank | 99th in 2010 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi) |
| • Subordinated to | city of oblast significance of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk |
| • Capital of | Sakhalin Oblast, city of oblast significance of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk |
| • Urban okrug | Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Urban Okrug |
| • Capital of | Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Urban Okrug |
| Time zone | UTC+11 (MSK+8 ) |
| Postal code(s) | 693000 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 4242; +7 424 |
| OKTMO ID | 64701000001 |
| Website | www |
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Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (Russian: Ю́жно-Сахали́нск, IPA: [ˈjuʐnə səxɐˈlʲinsk] ⓘ, lit. 'South Sakhalin city') is a city and the administrative center of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia. It is located on Sakhalin Island in the Russian Far East, north of Japan. Gas and oil extraction as well as processing are amongst the main industries on the island. It was called Vladimirovka (Влади́мировка) from 1882 to 1905, then Toyohara (Japanese: 豊原市, Hepburn: Toyohara-shi) during its period of Imperial Japanese control from 1905 to 1946. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 181,728.