Yuzhno-Kurilsk

Yuzhno-Kurilsk
Южно-Курильск
Yuzhno-Kurilsk Central Square
Location of Yuzhno-Kurilsk
Yuzhno-Kurilsk
Location of Yuzhno-Kurilsk
Yuzhno-Kurilsk
Yuzhno-Kurilsk (Sakhalin Oblast)
Coordinates: 44°02′N 145°51′E / 44.033°N 145.850°E / 44.033; 145.850
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSakhalin Oblast
Administrative districtYuzhno-Kurilsky District
Founded1946
Elevation
30 m (100 ft)
Population
  Total
5,832
  Capital ofYuzhno-Kurilsky District
  Urban okrugYuzhno-Kurilsky Urban Okrug
  Capital ofYuzhno-Kurilsky Urban Okrug
Time zoneUTC+11 (MSK+8 )
Postal code(s)
694500
Dialing code(s)+7 42455
OKTMO ID64756000051

Yuzhno-Kurilsk (Russian: Ю́жно-Кури́льск; Japanese: 古釜布, romanized: Furukamappu) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Yuzhno-Kurilsky District of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia. Population: 5,832(2010 Census); 5,751(2002 Census); 6,344(1989 Soviet census). It is the largest settlement on the Kunashir Island of the Kuril Islands.