Kholmsk
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).
Kholmsk
Холмск | |
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Kholmsk Commercial Port | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Kholmsk | |
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| Coordinates: 47°03′N 142°03′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakhalin Oblast |
| Administrative district | Kholmsky District |
| Founded | 1870 |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 30,937 |
| • Estimate (2018) | 27,954 (−9.6%) |
Administrative status | |
| • Capital of | Kholmsky District |
Municipal status | |
| • Urban okrug | Kholmsky Urban Okrug |
| • Capital of | Kholmsky Urban Okrug |
| Time zone | UTC+11 (MSK+8 ) |
| Postal code(s) | 694620 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 42433 |
| OKTMO ID | 64754000001 |
| Town Day | the third Saturday of August |
| Website | admkholmsk |
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