Makarov, Russia

For other places with the same name, see Makarov.
Makarov (English)
Макаров (Russian)
-  Town[1]  -

Location of Sakhalin Oblast in Russia
Makarov
Location of Makarov in Sakhalin Oblast
Coordinates: 48°38′N 142°48′E / 48.633°N 142.800°E / 48.633; 142.800Coordinates: 48°38′N 142°48′E / 48.633°N 142.800°E / 48.633; 142.800
Administrative status (as of December 2011)
Country Russia
Federal subject Sakhalin Oblast[1]
Administrative district Makarovsky District[1]
Administrative center of Makarovsky District[1]
Municipal status (as of July 2012)
Urban okrug Makarovsky Urban Okrug[2]
Administrative center of Makarovsky Urban Okrug[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 6,705 inhabitants[3]
Time zone MAGT (UTC+11:00)[4]
Founded 1892
Town status since 1946
Dialing code(s) +7 42443[5]
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Makarov (Russian: Мака́ров) is a coastal town and the administrative center of Makarovsky District of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, located on the eastern coast of the Sakhalin Island, 235 kilometers (146 mi) north of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. Population: 6,705(2010 Census);[3] 7,271(2002 Census);[6] 11,351(1989 Census).[7]

History

It was founded in 1892. It was called Shirutoru (知取町) in 1905–1945 when the southern part of Sakhalin belonged to Japan. It was renamed Makarov (after the Russian admiral Stepan Makarov) and granted town status in 1946.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Makarov serves as the administrative center of Makarovsky District and is subordinated to it.[1] As a municipal division, the town of Makarov and ten rural localities of Makarovsky District are incorporated as Makarovsky Urban Okrug.[2]

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #25-ZO
  2. 1 2 3 Law #524
  3. 1 2 Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  4. Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №271-ФЗ от 03 июля 2016 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #271-FZ of July 03, 2016 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  5. Телефонные коды Сахалина - Dialing codes of Sakhalin (Russian)
  6. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек" [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  7. Demoscope Weekly (1989). "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров" [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.

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