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For the Russian air base, see Dolinsk-Sokol.
Dolinsk (English)
Долинск (Russian)- Inhabited locality - 
Location of Sakhalin Oblast in Russia
DolinskCoordinates: 47°19′N 142°48′E / 47.317°N 142.8°ECoordinates: 47°19′N 142°48′E / 47.317°N 142.8°E 
Coat of arms Flag Administrative status Country Russia Federal subject Sakhalin Oblast Administrative center of Dolinsk District[citation needed] Municipal status Urban okrug Dolinsk Urban Okrug[citation needed] Head[citation needed] Svetlana Pakhamova[citation needed] Statistics Population (2002 Census) 12,555 inhabitants[1] Founded 1884[citation needed] Postal code(s) 694051–694052[citation needed] Dialing code(s) +7 424[citation needed] Official website Dolinsk (Russian: Долинск) is a town in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, the administrative center of Dolinsky District. In Japanese, it is known as Ochiai (落合). Population: 12,555 (2002 Census); 15,653 (1989 Census).
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Geography
Dolinsk lies in the southeast of the island Sakhalin, around 45 km north of the regional capital Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, in the valley of the Naiba River and its tributaries. The coast of the Terpeniye Bay of the Sea of Okhotsk is around 10 km from the town.
History
The present site of the town was the location of the Ainu settlement Ziancha until 1884, when the Russian village of Galkino-Vraskoye was founded. The Treaty of Portsmouth saw the town transferred to Japanese control in 1905, along with the rest of southern Sakhalin. The town was given machi (town) status by the Japanese, under the name Ochiai.
The Red Army retook control of the whole of Sakhalin in 1945, during the closing stages of World War II. In 1946, the town received its present name, roughly translating as town in the valley.
Since the 1940s, the town's population has decreased by more than half, from a high of 25,135 in 1941 down to its 2008 estimate of 11,589 inhabitants.
Economy and infrastructure
Paper and machinery are produced in the town, with fishing and coal mining conducted in the surrounding area.
The main north-south Sakhalin railway connecting Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk with Nogliki passes through the town.
Sister city
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.
External links
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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