Smirnykh Explained

En Name:Smirnykh
Ru Name:Смирных
Coordinates:49.75°N 192°W
Map Label Position:right
Federal Subject:Sakhalin Oblast
Adm Data As Of:December 2011
Adm District Jur:Smirnykhovsky District
Adm Ctr Of:Smirnykhovsky District
Inhabloc Cat:Urban-type settlement
Mun Data As Of:July 2012
Urban Okrug Jur:Smirnykhovsky Urban Okrug
Mun Admctr Of:Smirnykhovsky Urban Okrug
Pop 2010Census:7399
Dialing Codes:42452
Dialing Codes Ref:[1]
Date:March 2013

Smirnykh (Russian: Смирных) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Smirnykhovsky District of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, located in the central part of the Sakhalin Island. Population:

History

During the period of Japanese rule over the southern half of Sakhalin from 1905-1945, its name was . During fighting between Soviet and Japanese forces on the island during World War II, Battalion Commander Leonid Smirnykh and Sergeant Anton Buyukly were killed; the localities of Smyrnikh, Leonidovo, and Buyukly are named in their honor.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Smirnykh serves as the administrative center of Smirnykhovsky District and is subordinated to it.[2] As a municipal division, the urban-type settlement of Smirnykh and thirteen rural localities of Smirnykhovsky District are incorporated as Smirnykhovsky Urban Okrug.[3]

Military

It was home to Smirnykh air base during the Cold War.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.sakhalin.biz/info/ Телефонные коды Сахалина - Dialing codes of Sakhalin
  2. Law #25-ZO
  3. Law #524