Makarov, Russia

Makarov (Russian Макаров ) is a small town in Sakhalin Oblast (Russia) with 6705 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010 ).

Geography

The city is situated on the east coast of Sakhalin Island, about 230 km north of the Oblasthauptstadt Yuzhno -Sakhalinsk, near the mouth of the river Makarowka in the Terpenije Bay Sea of ​​Okhotsk.

The city is the administrative center of the Makarov Rajons same name.

Makarov is on the of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk in the northern part of the island, according to Nogliki, leading narrow gauge ( 1076 mm) main railway line.

History

1892, the village Seljutora was established on the site of the present city. From 1905 it belonged under the Treaty of Portsmouth under the name Shiritoru ( of Ainu shiri for good, great and turu for earth, soil) to Japan. 1945, the place came to the Soviet Union again and got 1946 as Makarov city law ( after the Russian Admiral Stepan Makarov and oceanographers ).

Demographics

Note: Census data

Culture and sights

In Makarov various buildings from the time of the affiliation of the city are preserved to Japan. The mountainous hinterland of the city with attractions such as the mountain chain Schdanko with solidified lava and a 40-meter high waterfall serves as a recreation area.

Sons and daughters of the town

• Dmitri Yaroshenko (* 1976), biathlete

Economy

In Makarov were the days of the Soviet Union timber industry and lignite mining. Their farms were set in the 1990s, which led to a significant decline in population. Nearby cattle management.