Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk: facts

At a glance

• Country: Russia
• Region: Sakhalin Oblast
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 198,973
• Coordinates: 46.9543° N, 142.7356° E
• Time zone: Asia/Sakhalin (UTC+11:00)
• Currency: Ruble (RUB)
• Distance to the capital, Moscow: 6,643 km (4,128 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk International Airport (UUS): 7.8 km (4.8 mi), straight line
• Wakkanai Airport (WKJ, Japan): 187 km (116 mi), straight line
• Rishiri Airport (RIS, Japan): 225 km (140 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Aniva: 31 km (19 mi)
• Korsakov: 36 km (22 mi)
• Dolinsk: 42 km (26 mi)
• Kholmsk: 53 km (33 mi)
• Nevel'sk: 74 km (46 mi)