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Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk

Coordinates: 46°58′N 142°44′E / 46.967°N 142.733°E / 46.967; 142.733
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Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Южно-Сахалинск
City[1]
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)
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)
Flag of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Flag
Coat of arms of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Coat of arms
Location of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Map
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk is located in Russia
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Location of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk is located in Sakhalin Oblast
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (Sakhalin Oblast)
Coordinates: 46°58′N 142°44′E / 46.967°N 142.733°E / 46.967; 142.733
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSakhalin Oblast[1]
Founded1882
City status since1905[2]
Government
 • HeadSergey Nadsadin[3]
Area
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 • Total164.7 km2 (63.6 sq mi)
Elevation
50 m (160 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[5]
 • Total181,728
 • Estimate 
(2018)[6]
198,973 (+9.5%)
 • Rank99th in 2010
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
 • Subordinated tocity of oblast significance of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk[1]
 • Capital ofSakhalin Oblast[1], city of oblast significance of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk[1]
 • Urban okrugYuzhno-Sakhalinsk Urban Okrug[7]
 • Capital ofYuzhno-Sakhalinsk Urban Okrug[7]
Time zoneUTC+11 (MSK+8 Edit this on Wikidata[8])
Postal code(s)[9]
693000
Dialing code(s)+7 4242; +7 424[10]
OKTMO ID64701000001
Twin townsHakodate, Asahikawa, WakkanaiEdit this on Wikidata
Websitewww.yuzhno-sakh.ru

Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (Russian: Ю́жно-Сахали́нск, IPA: [ˈjuʐnə səxɐˈlʲinsk] (audio speaker iconlisten), 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]

History

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Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk started as a small Russian settlement called Vladimirovka. It was founded by convicts in 1882.[2] In the Treaty of Portsmouth in 1905, the southern part of Sakhalin was given to Japan. This treaty ended the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905. Because Vladimirovka was in southern Sakhalin, it was given to Japan. Vladimirovka was renamed Toyohara (meaning "bountiful plain" in Japanese).

During the Soviet–Japanese War within World War II, the city was taken by Soviet soldiers. After the war, it was given to the Soviet Union. It was renamed Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk and given town status in 1946.[2]

  • Early days of Vladimirovka
    Early days of Vladimirovka
  • This Japanese D51 steam locomotive stands outside the Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Railway Station
    This Japanese D51 steam locomotive stands outside the Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Railway Station
  • Catholic church in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
    Catholic church in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk


Demographics

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Population

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Year Population
1959 85,510
1970 105,840
1979 139,861[12]
1989 159,299[13]
2002 175,085[14]
2010 181,728[5]

Most citizens are ethnic Russians, but there is also many Korean Russians. There are also smaller numbers of indigenous minorities, such as Ainu, Nivkhs and Oroks.

Geography

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The city is on the Susuya River. It is the largest city on Sakhalin. It is the only one with more than 100,000 inhabitants on the island.

Twin towns and sister cities

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See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Russia

Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk is twinned with:

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Law #25-ZO
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Южно-сахалинск - Исторический словарь - Словари и Энциклопедии". Archived from the original on 2017-09-12. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
  3. ↑ Сергей Надсадин вступил в должность мэра Южно-Сахалинска. astv.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2015-12-27. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
  4. ↑ Error: Unable to display the reference properly. See the documentation for details.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  6. ↑ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Law #524
  8. ↑ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  9. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  10. ↑ Телефонные коды Сахалина - Dialing codes of Sakhalin (in Russian)
  11. ↑ "Where is Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia?". WorldAtlas. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
  12. ↑ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 г. Национальный состав населения по регионам России [All Union Population Census of 1979. Ethnic composition of the population by regions of Russia] (XLS). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 года [All-Union Population Census of 1979] (in Russian). 1979 – via Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics.
  13. ↑ Demoscope Weekly (1989). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров. [All Union Population Census of 1989. Present population of union and autonomous republics, autonomous oblasts and okrugs, krais, oblasts, districts, urban settlements, and villages serving as district administrative centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989) (in Russian). Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. Retrieved 9 Feb 2012.
  14. ↑ Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, its federal districts, federal subjects, districts, urban localities, rural localities—administrative centers, and rural localities with population of over 3,000]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. May 21, 2004. Retrieved 9 Feb 2012.
  15. ↑ Владивосток новости - РИА Дейта.RU. deita.ru (in Russian).

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