Kurilsk
Kurilsk
Курильск | |
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Kurilsk Location of Kurilsk Kurilsk Kurilsk (Sakhalin Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 45°13′N 147°53′E / 45.217°N 147.883°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakhalin Oblast |
| Administrative district | Kurilsky District |
| Founded | 18th century |
| Elevation | 30 m (98 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,070 |
• Estimate (2023) | 2,537 (+22.6%) |
| • Capital of | Kurilsky District |
| • Urban okrug | Kurilsky Urban Okrug |
| • Capital of | Kurilsky Urban Okrug |
| Time zone | UTC+11 (MSK+8 ) |
| Postal code | 694530 |
| Dialing code | +7 42454 |
| OKTMO ID | 64720000001 |
Kurilsk (Russian: Кури́льск) is a town and the administrative center of Kurilsky District of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, located on the island of Iturup. Population: 2,070 (2010 census); 2,233 (2002 census); 2,699 (1989 Soviet census). It was originally a Japanese village named Shana (Japanese: 紗那村, Hepburn: Shana-mura).