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Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
City population
198,973
#95
in Russia
#1
in Sakhalin Oblast
#2,899
worldwide
46.954, 142.736 · 6,643 km from Moscow
About Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk is a city in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia with a population of 198,973. It is the 95th largest of the 980 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Russia, and the 2,899th largest worldwide. It lies 6,643 km from Moscow.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 6
Elevation
48 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Sakhalin
Coordinates
46.954, 142.736
Record updated
2026-04-14
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
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