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Nevelsk (English)
Невельск (Russian)- Inhabited locality - 
Location of Sakhalin Oblast in Russia
NevelskCoordinates: 46°39′N 141°52′E / 46.65°N 141.867°ECoordinates: 46°39′N 141°52′E / 46.65°N 141.867°E 
Coat of arms Flag Holiday Third Sunday of September[citation needed] Administrative status Country Russia Federal subject Sakhalin oblast Administrative center of Nevelsk district[citation needed] Municipal status Mayor[citation needed] Vladimir Pak[citation needed] Representative body City Duma[citation needed] Statistics Population (2002 Census) 18,639 inhabitants[1] Founded 1789[citation needed] Postal code(s) 694740[citation needed] Dialing code(s) +7 424 36[citation needed] Official website Nevelsk (Russian: Невельск, Japanese: 本斗, Honto) is a port town in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia. Population 18,639 (2002 Census).
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Geography
The town is located on the southwest coast of Sakhalin, 123 km from Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, on the Sea of Japan.
History
The first Russian settlers founded a village on the present site of Nevelsk in 1789. The region was the site of a struggle for control between the Russians and Japanese. After the treaty of Shimoda officially transferred the southern Kuril Islands to Japan in 1855, the town was placed under joint Russian-Japanese administration under the name Honto.
The town reverted to complete Russian administration in 1875, as the Treaty of Saint Petersburg gave control of all the Kuril Islands to Japan, in exchange for complete Russian sovereignty over the island of Sakhalin. It then returned to Japanese rule in 1905, after the Treaty of Portsmouth ceded southern Sakhalin to Japan to end the Russo-Japanese War.
Sakhalin's first ice-free harbour was constructed here between 1916 and 1927, and the town developed as a centre for the local fishing industry.
The end of the Second World War saw the Soviet Army retake the full island of Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands. The town was given town status in 1947 under its present name, in honour of Admiral Gennady Nevelskoy
The town was damaged by the 2007 Sakhalin earthquake, leaving about 2000 people homeless.[2]
Economy and infrastructure
The town's economy relies largely on fishing and associated industries. Due to relatively warm ocean currents, the town is located in the mildest climactic zone on the island of Sakhalin, making possible agriculture in the surrounding region. There have been recent efforts to develop the area as a tourist area for marine animal viewing, diving and yachting.
References
- ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "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)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
- ^ Tent camps set up for 2,000 left homeless by quake near Sakhalin Island - International Herald Tribune
Cities and towns in Sakhalin Oblast Administrative center: Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk 
Alexandrovsk-Sakhalinsky · Aniva · Dolinsk · Kholmsk · Korsakov · Kurilsk · Makarov · Nevelsk · Okha · Poronaysk · Severo-Kurilsk · Shakhtyorsk · Tomari · Uglegorsk
Categories:- Cities and towns in Sakhalin Oblast
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