Kholmsk
| Kholmsk (English) Холмск (Russian) |
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 Kholmsk Commercial Port |
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| Town Day | August 18 |
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakhalin Oblast |
| Administrative district | Kholmsky District |
| Administrative center of | Kholmsky District |
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| Urban okrug | Kholmsky Urban Okrug |
| Administrative center of | Kholmsky Urban Okrug |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 30,937 inhabitants |
| Time zone | MAGT (UTC+11:00) |
| Founded | 1870 |
| Previous names | Maoka (until 1946) |
| Postal code(s) | 694620 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 42433 |
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Kholmsk (Russian: Холмск), known until 1946 as Maoka (Japanese: 真岡), is a port town and the administrative center of Kholmsky District of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia. It is located on the southwest coast of the Sakhalin Island, on coast of the gulf of Nevelsky in the Strait of Tartary of the Sea of Japan, 83 kilometers (52 mi) west of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. Population: 30,937 (2010 Census);35,141 (2002 Census);51,381 (1989 Census).
It was founded in 1870 as a military post. After the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905, it was transferred to Japanese control, along with the rest of southern Sakhalin, under the Treaty of Portsmouth. The Japanese renamed it Maoka (真岡), translating roughly as True Hill.
On August 20, 1945, a combined marine battalion and the 113th infantry brigade landed in Port Maoka. They were preceded by a group of scouts, landed secretively by submarine Sh-118, in the Maoka area to successfully complete their task. However, Japanese resistance was desperate, and the landing party had to fight particularly fiercely. Japanese fire set one of the coastguard vessels on fire, to which the Russian response was intense naval bombardment of the town, causing more civilian deaths. See Soviet assault on Maoka for details.
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