Alexandrovsk-Sakhalinsky (town)
Alexandrovsk-Sakhalinsky
Александровск-Сахалинский | |
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Alexandrovsk-Sakhalinsky Location of Alexandrovsk-Sakhalinsky Alexandrovsk-Sakhalinsky Alexandrovsk-Sakhalinsky (Sakhalin Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 50°54′N 142°09′E / 50.900°N 142.150°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakhalin Oblast |
| Administrative district | Alexandrovsk-Sakhalinsky District |
| Founded | 1862 |
| Town status since | 1917 |
| Elevation | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 10,613 |
• Estimate (2023) | 8,769 (−17.4%) |
| • Capital of | Alexandrovsk-Sakhalinsky District |
| • Urban okrug | Alexandrovsk-Sakhalinsky Urban Okrug |
| • Capital of | Alexandrovsk-Sakhalinsky Urban Okrug |
| Time zone | UTC+11 (MSK+8 ) |
| Postal code | 694420–694424 |
| Dialing code | +7 42434 |
| OKTMO ID | 64704000001 |
| Website | aleksandrovsk |
Alexandrovsk-Sakhalinsky (Russian: Алекса́ндровск-Сахали́нский; Japanese: 落石Otchishi, 亜港Akō) is a town in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, located near the Strait of Tartary on the western shores of northern Sakhalin Island at the foot of the western Sakhalin mountains. Population: 10,613 (2010 census); 12,826 (2002 census); 19,166 (1989 Soviet census); 21,000 (1968).