Malokurilskoye Explained

En Name:Malokurilskoye
Ru Name:Малокурильское
Coordinates:43.8706°N 146.8278°W
Map Label Position:right
Federal Subject:Sakhalin Oblast
Adm District Jur:Yuzhno-Kurilsky District
Inhabloc Cat:Rural locality
Inhabloc Type:Selo
Pop 2010Census:1873
Established Date:1933
Postal Codes:694500–694529
Dialing Codes:42455

Malokurilskoye (Russian: Малокури́льское) is a village (selo) on Shikotan island in Yuzhno-Kurilsky District, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia. Population: 1,100 (2007), 1,873 (2010).[1]

Ostrovnoy canning factory is the main employer in the village.

Landmarks

In 2005, on the 60th anniversary of the Soviet Annexation of the Kuril Islands at the end of World War 2, an IS-2 tank was installed.

Transportation

Connected by a road with the village of Krabozavodskoye. On January 1, 2016, for the first time in history of the island, public transport began to operate on it - the bus "s.Krabozavodskoye - Malokurilskoye." The route is served by two PAZ buses owned by Shikotansky Vodokanal LLC.

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Notes and References

  1. http://sakhalinstat.gks.ru/wps/wcm/connect/rosstat_ts/sakhalinstat/resources/b7451680420c302db621fe2d59c15b71/5.pdf Итоги Всероссийской переписи населения 2010 года