Place:Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin, Dalnevostochny, Russia

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NameYuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Alt namesIuzhno-Sakhalinsksource: Encyclopædia Britannica (1988) XII, 879
Južno-Sachalinsksource: Encyclopædia Britannica (1988) XII, 879
Toyoharasource: Encyclopædia Britannica (1988) XII, 879
Ю́жно-Сахали́нскsource: Wikipedia
TypeCity or town
Coordinates46.967°N 142.75°E
Located inSakhalin, Dalnevostochny, Russia
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Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (literally "South Sakhalin City") is a city in Sakhalin island, and the administrative center of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia. It is located in the Far East part of Russia, situated north of Japan. Gas and oil extraction as well as processing are amongst the main industries on the island. It was called Vladimirovka from 1882 to 1905, then during its period of Imperial Japanese control from 1905 to 1946. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 181,728.

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