Administrative divisions of Sakhalin Oblast
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| Sakhalin Oblast Sakhalin Oblast Sakhalin Oblast is a federal subject of Russia comprising the island of Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands.The oblast has an area of 87,100 km² and a population of 546,695... , Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... |
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| Administrative center: Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk -Demographics:Most residents are ethnic Russians, but there also exists a sizable population of Koreans. Of the 43,000 Sakhalin Koreans, half are estimated to live in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, comprising roughly 12% of the city's population... |
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| # of districts Raion A raion is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet countries. The term, which is from French rayon 'honeycomb, department,' describes both a type of a subnational entity and a division of a city, and is commonly translated in English as "district"... (районы) |
17 |
| # of cities/towns (города) |
15 |
| # of urban-type settlement Urban-type settlement Urban-type settlement ; , selyshche mis'koho typu ) is an official designation for a type of locality used in some of the countries of the former Soviet Union... s (посёлки городского типа) |
5 |
| # of rural administrations, rural okrugs, rural territorial formations, and selsovets (сельские администрации, сельские округа, сельские территориальные образования и сельсоветы) |
63 |
| As of 2002: | |
| # of rural localities (сельские населённые пункты) |
217 |
| # of uninhabited rural localities (сельские населённые пункты без населения) |
30 |
- Cities and towns under the oblast's jurisdiction:
- Yuzhno-SakhalinskYuzhno-Sakhalinsk-Demographics:Most residents are ethnic Russians, but there also exists a sizable population of Koreans. Of the 43,000 Sakhalin Koreans, half are estimated to live in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, comprising roughly 12% of the city's population...
(Южно-Сахалинск) (administrative center)- with 2 selsovets under the city's jurisdiction.
- Alexandrovsk-SakhalinskyAlexandrovsk-SakhalinskyAlexandrovsk-Sakhalinsky is a town in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, located near the Tatar Strait on the western shores of Northern Sakhalin at the foot of the Western Sakhalin Mountains. Population: 21,000 . It was known as during Japanese occupation between 1918-1925.-History:A settlement called...
(Александровск-Сахалинский) - DolinskDolinskDolinsk is a town in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, the administrative center of Dolinsky District. In Japanese, it is known as Ochiai . Population: 12,555 ; 15,653 .-Geography:...
(Долинск) - KholmskKholmskKholmsk is a town in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, the administrative center of Kholmsky District. Population: 35,141 .-History:The town was founded in 1870 as a military post. After the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05, the town was transferred to Japanese control, along with the rest of southern...
(Холмск) - KorsakovKorsakov (town)Korsakov is a town in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia. It is the administrative center of Korsakovsky District. Population: 35,079 ; The town is located some south from Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, at the southern end of Sakhalin Island, on the coast of the Salmon Cove in the Aniva Bay.-History:Little is known...
(Корсаков) - NevelskNevelskNevelsk is a port town in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia. Population 18,639 .-Geography:The town is located on the southwest coast of Sakhalin, 123 km from Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, on the Sea of Japan.-History:...
(Невельск) - Okha (Оха)
- PoronayskPoronayskPoronaysk is a town in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, located on the Poronay River some 288 km north of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. It is the administrative center of Poronaysky District. Population: 17,400 ; 17,954 ; 25,971 ....
(Поронайск) - UglegorskUglegorsk, Sakhalin OblastUglegorsk is a coastal port town in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, located on the western coast of Sakhalin 359 km west of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. Population: 13,396 ; 18,402 .-History:...
(Углегорск)
- Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
- Districts:
- Alexandrovsk-SakhalinskyAlexandrovsk-Sakhalinsky DistrictAlexandrovsk-Sakhalinsky District is an administrative district , one of the 17 in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia....
(Александровск-Сахалинский)- with 5 rural okrugs under the district's jurisdiction.
- AnivskyAnivsky DistrictAnivsky District is an administrative district , one of the 17 in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia....
(Анивский)- Towns under the district's jurisdiction:
- AnivaAnivaAniva is a coastal town in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, located on the coast of Aniva Bay in southern Sakhalin on the Lyutoga River 37 km south of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. Population: 8,084 ; 8,905 .-History:...
(Анива)
- Aniva
- with 4 rural okrugs under the district's jurisdiction.
- Towns under the district's jurisdiction:
- DolinskyDolinsky DistrictDolinsky District is an administrative district , one of the 17 in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia....
(Долинский)- with 7 rural okrugs under the district's jurisdiction.
- KholmskyKholmsky District, Sakhalin OblastKholmsky District, Sakhalin Oblast is an administrative district , one of the 17 in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia....
(Холмский)- with 3 rural administrations under the district's jurisdiction.
- KorsakovskyKorsakovsky District, Sakhalin OblastKorsakovsky District is an administrative district , one of the 17 in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia....
(Корсаковский)- with 5 rural okrugs under the district's jurisdiction.
- KurilskyKurilsky DistrictKurilsky District is an administrative district , one of the 17 in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia....
(Курильский)- Towns under the district's jurisdiction:
- KurilskKurilskKurilsk ; , Shana) is a town in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, situated on the island of Iturup. It is the administrative center of Kurilsky District. Population: 2,233 ; 2,699 .-History:...
(Курильск)
- Kurilsk
- with 2 selsovets under the district's jurisdiction.
- Towns under the district's jurisdiction:
- MakarovskyMakarovsky DistrictMakarovsky District is an administrative district , one of the 17 in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia....
(Макаровский)- Towns under the district's jurisdiction:
- Makarov (Макаров)
- with 2 rural okrugs under the district's jurisdiction.
- Towns under the district's jurisdiction:
- NevelskyNevelsky District, Sakhalin OblastNevelsky District, Sakhalin Oblast is an administrative district , one of the 17 in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia....
(Невельский)- with 4 rural territorial formations under the district's jurisdiction.
- NoglikskyNogliksky DistrictNogliksky District is an administrative district , one of the 17 in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia....
(Ногликский)- Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
- NoglikiNoglikiNogliki is an urban-type settlement and the administrative center of Nogliksky District of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia. Population: 10,854 ; -Geography:...
(Ноглики)
- Nogliki
- Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
- OkhinskyOkhinsky DistrictOkhinsky District is an administrative district , one of the 17 in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia....
(Охинский)- with 4 selsovets under the district's jurisdiction.
- PoronayskyPoronaysky DistrictPoronaysky District is an administrative district , one of the 17 in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia....
(Поронайский)- Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
- Vakhrushev (Вахрушев)
- with 3 rural okrugs under the district's jurisdiction.
- Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
- Severo-KurilskySevero-Kurilsky DistrictSevero-Kurilsky District is an administrative district , one of the 17 in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia....
(Северо-Курильский)- Towns under the district's jurisdiction:
- Severo-KurilskSevero-KurilskSevero-Kurilsk is a town in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia. It is situated in the northern part of the Kuril Islands, on the island of Paramushir. Population: 2,592 ; 5,180 .-History:...
(Северо-Курильск)
- Severo-Kurilsk
- Towns under the district's jurisdiction:
- SmirnykhovskySmirnykhovsky DistrictSmirnykhovsky District is an administrative district , one of the 17 in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia....
(Смирныховский)- Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
- SmirnykhSmirnykhSmirnykh is an urban-type settlement in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia. It is located in the central part of Sakhalin at . Population: 7,561 ; 9,693 . Former name was Keton during Japanese rule ....
(Смирных)
- Smirnykh
- with 6 rural administrations under the district's jurisdiction.
- Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
- TomarinskyTomarinsky DistrictTomarinsky District is an administrative district , one of the 17 in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia....
(Томаринский)- Towns under the district's jurisdiction:
- Tomari (Томари)
- with 3 rural okrugs under the district's jurisdiction.
- Towns under the district's jurisdiction:
- TymovskyTymovsky DistrictTymovsky District is an administrative district , one of the 17 in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia....
(Тымовский)- Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
- Tymovskoye (Тымовское)
- with 9 rural okrugs under the district's jurisdiction.
- Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
- UglegorskyUglegorsky DistrictUglegorsky District is an administrative and municipal district , one of the 17 in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia....
(Углегорский)- Towns under the district's jurisdiction:
- Shakhtyorsk (Шахтёрск)
- with 1 rural okrug under the district's jurisdiction.
- Towns under the district's jurisdiction:
- Yuzhno-Kurilsky (Южно-Курильский)
- Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
- Yuzhno-KurilskYuzhno-KurilskYuzhno-Kurilsk is an urban-type settlement in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia. It is the largest settlement on the Kunashir Island of the Kuril Islands. Population: 5,751 ; 6,344 ....
(Южно-Курильск)
- Yuzhno-Kurilsk
- with 3 rural okrugs under the district's jurisdiction.
- Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
- Alexandrovsk-Sakhalinsky