Sakhalin Oblast, Administrative region in Russian Far East.
The Sakhalin Oblast spans 87,100 square kilometers across Sakhalin Island and the Kuril Islands, bordered by the Sea of Okhotsk and the Sea of Japan.
The territory changed hands between Russia and Japan multiple times until 1945, when the Soviet Union established complete control following World War II.
The region holds a population of 466,609 people, including Russians, Sakhalin Koreans, and indigenous groups such as the Nivkhs and Oroks.
Natural resources drive the economy through major projects like Sakhalin-I and Sakhalin-II, which extract oil and natural gas from offshore deposits.
The oblast contains Russia's largest island system, where two parallel mountain ranges run through Sakhalin, with Mount Lopatin reaching 1,609 meters.
Location: Russia
Inception: October 20, 1932
Capital city: Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Part of: Far Eastern Federal District
Shares border with: Khabarovsk Krai, Kamchatka Krai, Hokkaido
Website: https://sakhalin.gov.ru
GPS coordinates: 50.55000,142.60000
Latest update: May 26, 2025 19:14
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