| En Name: | Makarov |
| Ru Name: | Макаров |
| Coordinates: | 48.6333°N 190°W |
| Map Label Position: | right |
| Image Coa: | Coat_of_Arms_of_Makarov_(Sakhalinskaya_oblast)_2013.png |
| Federal Subject: | Sakhalin Oblast |
| Adm District Jur: | Makarovsky District |
| Adm Ctr Of: | Makarovsky District |
| Inhabloc Cat: | Town |
| Urban Okrug Jur: | Makarovsky Urban Okrug |
| Mun Admctr Of: | Makarovsky Urban Okrug |
| Pop 2010Census: | 6705 |
| Established Date: | 1892 |
| Current Cat Date: | 1946 |
| Dialing Codes: | 42443 |
| Dialing Codes Ref: | [1] |
Makarov (Russian: Мака́ров) is a coastal town and the administrative center of Makarovsky District of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, located on the eastern coast of the Sakhalin Island, 235km (146miles) north of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. Population:
It was founded in 1892. It was called Shiritoru (Japanese: 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.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Makarov serves as the administrative center of Makarovsky District and is subordinated to it.[2] As a municipal division, the town of Makarov and ten rural localities of Makarovsky District are incorporated as Makarovsky Urban Okrug.[3]