Sakhalin Oblast
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Sakhalin Oblast Сахалинская область (Russian) |
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| 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 | ||
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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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