Poronaysk
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| Poronaysk (English) Поронайск (Russian) |
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  Location of Poronaysk on the map of Russia
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| Coordinates: 49°13′N 143°07′E / 49.217°N 143.117°ECoordinates: 49°13′N 143°07′E / 49.217°N 143.117°E | |
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| Administrative status | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakhalin Oblast |
| In administrative jurisdiction of | Sakhalin Oblast[citation needed] |
| Administrative center of | Poronaysk District[citation needed] |
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| Municipal Status | Urban okrug |
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| Population (2002 Census) | 17,954 inhabitants[1] |
| Founded | 1869[citation needed] |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 42431[citation needed] |
| Official website | http://www.poronajsk.ru/ |
Poronaysk (Russian: Порона́йск) 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 (2005 est.); 17,954 (2002 Census); 25,971 (1989 Census).
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[edit] History
Poronaysk was founded in 1869 as a Russian outpost Tikhmenevsky nearby Nivkh and Ainu settlements in the area. The Treaty of Portsmouth saw the town along with the rest of the southern half of the island Sakhalin transferred to Japanese control. The settlement was renamed Shikuka (敷香), remaining under Japanese control until the Soviet army retook the whole of the island in 1945.
After the town had been granted to the Soviet Union, it was named Poronaysk in 1946, after the river on which it stands. The river's name is from an Ainu term meaning Broad River.
[edit] Economy and infrastructure
Poronaysk has a paper mill, as well as timber and fishing industries. The powerstation Sakhalinskaya GRES is supplied with coal from an open cut mine close to the town.
The town lies on the island's railway network, as well as on the main highway connecting Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk with Alexandrovsk-Sakhalinsky.
[edit] Sister city
[edit] References
- ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек (Population of Russia, its federal districts, federal subjects, districts, urban localities, rural localities—administrative centers, and rural localities with population of over 3,000)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://perepis2002.ru/ct/html/TOM_01_04_1.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
- ^ The Russian presence in Japan
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