Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk

Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Южно-Сахалинск
Top: Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ, Gorny Vozduh Resort Cablecar, Center: Sakhalin Regional Museum, Bottom: Yuzhino-Sakhalinsk Gagarin Park, Anton Chekhov Museum and monument (all of item from left to right)
Interactive map of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Location of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (Sakhalin Oblast)
Coordinates: 46°58′N 142°44′E / 46.967°N 142.733°E / 46.967; 142.733
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSakhalin Oblast
Founded1882
City status since1905
Government
 • HeadSergey Nadsadin
Area
 • Total
164.7 km2 (63.6 sq mi)
Elevation
50 m (160 ft)
Population
 • Total
181,728
 • Estimate 
(2025)
181,976 (+0.1%)
 • Rank99th in 2010
 • Density1,103/km2 (2,858/sq mi)
 • Subordinated tocity of oblast significance of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
 • Capital ofSakhalin Oblast, city of oblast significance of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
 • Urban okrugYuzhno-Sakhalinsk Urban Okrug
 • Capital ofYuzhno-Sakhalinsk Urban Okrug
Time zoneUTC+11 (MSK+8 )
Postal code
693000
Dialing codes+7 4242; +7 424
OKTMO ID64701000001
Websitewww.yuzhno-sakh.ru

Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (Russian: Ю́жно-Сахали́нск, IPA: [ˈjuʐnə səxɐˈlʲinsk] , lit.'South Sakhalin city') is a city and the administrative center of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia. It is located on Sakhalin Island in the Russian Far East, north of Japan. Gas and oil extraction as well as processing are amongst the main industries on the island. The city was called Vladimirovka (Влади́мировка) from 1882 to 1905, then Toyohara (Japanese: 豊原市, Hepburn: Toyohara-shi) during its period of Imperial Japanese control from 1905 to 1946. As of the 2021 Census, its population was 181,587.