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Sakhalin Oblast

Sakhalin Oblast
Сахалинская область (Russian)
—  Oblast  —

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Anthem: Anthem of Sakhalin Oblast
Coordinates: 50°33′N 142°36′E / 50.550°N 142.600°E / 50.550; 142.600Coordinates: 50°33′N 142°36′E / 50.550°N 142.600°E / 50.550; 142.600
Political status
Country Russia
Federal district Far Eastern
Economic region Far Eastern
Established October 20, 1932
Administrative center Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Government (as of March 2011)
 • Governor Oleg Kozhemyako
 • Legislature Oblast Duma
Statistics
Area (as of the 2002 Census)
 • Total 87,100 km2 (33,600 sq mi)
Area rank 37th
Population (2010 Census)
 • Total 497,973
 • Rank 72nd
 • Density 5.72/km2 (14.8/sq mi)
 • Urban 79.7%
 • Rural 20.3%
Time zone(s) MAGT (UTC+11:00)
ISO 3166-2 RU-SAK
License plates 65
Official languages Russian
Official website

Sakhalin Oblast (Russian: Сахали́нская о́бласть, tr. Sakhalinskaya oblast; IPA: [səxɐˈlʲinskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ]) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast) comprising the island of Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands in Russia's far east. The oblast has an area of 87,100 square kilometers (33,600 sq mi). Its administrative center and the largest city is Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. Population: 497,973 (2010 Census). Besides people from other parts of the former Soviet Union and the Korean Peninsula, the oblast is home to Nivkhs and Ainu, with the latter having lost their language in Sakhalin recently. Sakhalin is rich in natural gas and oil, and is Russia's second wealthiest federal subject.

Population: 497,973 (2010 Census);546,695 (2002 Census);709,629 (1989 Census).


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