Makarov
Russia /
Sahalin /
Makarov /
World
/ Russia
/ Sahalin
/ Makarov
, 3 km from center (Макаров)
World / Russia / Sakhalin
city, district center
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).
It was founded in 1892. It was called Shiritoru (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.
It was founded in 1892. It was called Shiritoru (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.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makarov,_Russia
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 48°37'2"N 142°46'37"E
- Kindergarten No. 2 0.4 km
- ulitsa Lenina, 20 0.4 km
- Kindergarten yard 0.4 km
- Shkolnaya ulitsa, 23 0.8 km
- Krasnoarmeyskaya ulitsa, 28 0.8 km
- Krasnoarmeyskaya ulitsa, 26 0.8 km
- Kindergarten yard 0.8 km
- Shkolnaya ulitsa, 22 1.1 km
- Radar station 3.5 km
- Gulf of Patience 82 km