Poronaysk
Poronaysk
Поронайск | |
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Poronaysk Location of Poronaysk Poronaysk Poronaysk (Sakhalin Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 49°13′N 143°07′E / 49.217°N 143.117°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakhalin Oblast |
| Administrative district | Poronaysky District |
| Founded | 1869 |
| Elevation | 3 m (9.8 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 16,120 |
• Estimate (2023) | 15,953 (−1%) |
| • Capital of | Poronaysky District |
| • Urban okrug | Poronaysky Urban Okrug |
| • Capital of | Poronaysky Urban Okrug |
| Time zone | UTC+11 (MSK+8 ) |
| Postal code | 694240–694242 |
| Dialing code | +7 42431 |
| OKTMO ID | 64740000001 |
| Website | web |
Poronaysk (Russian: Поронайск; Japanese: 敷香町, romanized: Shisuka-chō; Ainu: Sistukari or Sisi Tukari) is a town and the administrative center of Poronaysky District of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, located on the Poronay River 288 kilometers (179 mi) north of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. Population: 16,120 (2010 census); 17,954 (2002 census); 25,971 (1989 Soviet census).