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Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk is a city on Sakhalin Island, Russia,
administrative center of the SakhalinRegion, which includes whole
island and the Kurils. In Japanese, it was known as Toyohara.
The city is on the Susuya River (also called the Black River). The
population of the city is about 175,085 (2002 Census). It is served by
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport.
The city went from the small Russian settlement founded by
convicts in 1882 as Vladimirovka, to Toyohara (meaning "Valley of the
fecundity"), the prefect capital of Japanese Karafuto after the signing of
the 1905 Portsmouth Peace Treaty, and then, after the end of World
War II it went back to Russia as Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.
The Treaty of Portsmouth, signed in Portsmouth, New Hampshire,
on September 5, 1905, brought an end to the Russo-Japanese War of
1904–1905. Japan was awarded the southern half of Sakhalin Island,
and was leased the Liaodong Peninsula, and its Russian rail system in
southern Manchuria.
Today things are looking up for Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, ExxonMobil
and Shell have been investing heavily in the area, although most of this
has been on the northern half of Sakhalin. The demand for natural
resources by the Japanese, Chinese, and South Koreans are giving the
entire island an opportunity for continued prosperity. There has been
significant criticism, including from PolPred Kamil Iskhakov, that
Sakhalin is not caring for its citizens. Despite being awash in gas
deposits and gas companies, the regional administration does not yet
have plans for installation of gas service on the island. The oblast also
continues to have the highest rate of juvenile crime in all of Russia, and
more than 40% of its businesses are unprofitable.
Most residents of the city are Russians, but there is also a sizable
population of Koreans as well. Of 43,000 Sakhalin Koreans, half are
estimated to live in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, making them roughly 12% of
the town's population. Smaller numbers of indigenous minorities, such
as Ainu, Nivkhs, and Oroks can also be found.
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk is a city on Sakhalin Island, Russia,
administrative center of the SakhalinRegion, which includes whole
island and the Kurils. In Japanese, it was known as Toyohara.
The city is on the Susuya River (also called the Black River). The
population of the city is about 175,085 (2002 Census). It is served by
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport.
The city went from the small Russian settlement founded by
convicts in 1882 as Vladimirovka, to Toyohara (meaning "Valley of the
fecundity"), the prefect capital of Japanese Karafuto after the signing of
the 1905 Portsmouth Peace Treaty, and then, after the end of World
War II it went back to Russia as Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.
The Treaty of Portsmouth, signed in Portsmouth, New Hampshire,
on September 5, 1905, brought an end to the Russo-Japanese War of
1904–1905. Japan was awarded the southern half of Sakhalin Island,
and was leased the Liaodong Peninsula, and its Russian rail system in
southern Manchuria.
Today things are looking up for Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, ExxonMobil
and Shell have been investing heavily in the area, although most of this
has been on the northern half of Sakhalin. The demand for natural
resources by the Japanese, Chinese, and South Koreans are giving the
entire island an opportunity for continued prosperity. There has been
significant criticism, including from PolPred Kamil Iskhakov, that
Sakhalin is not caring for its citizens. Despite being awash in gas
deposits and gas companies, the regional administration does not yet
have plans for installation of gas service on the island. The oblast also
continues to have the highest rate of juvenile crime in all of Russia, and
more than 40% of its businesses are unprofitable.
Most residents of the city are Russians, but there is also a sizable
population of Koreans as well. Of 43,000 Sakhalin Koreans, half are
estimated to live in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, making them roughly 12% of
the town's population. Smaller numbers of indigenous minorities, such
as Ainu, Nivkhs, and Oroks can also be found.