Okha, Russia
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 Location of Sakhalin Oblast in Russia |
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakhalin Oblast[1] |
| Administrative district | Okhinsky District[1] |
| Administrative center of | Okhinsky District[1] |
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| Urban okrug | Okhinsky Urban Okrug[2] |
| Administrative center of | Okhinsky Urban Okrug[2] |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 23,008 inhabitants[3] |
| Time zone | VLAT (UTC+10:00)[4] |
| Founded | 1880[citation needed] |
| Town status since | 1938[citation needed] |
| Postal code(s)[5] | 69449x |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 42437[6] |
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| [[:commons:Category:{{#property:Commons category}}|Okha]] on Wikimedia Commons | |
Okha (Russian: Оха́) is a town and the administrative center of Okhinsky District of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, located on the east coast of the far north of the Sakhalin Island, approximately 850 kilometers (530 mi) north of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, near the shoreline of the Sea of Okhotsk. Population: 23,008 (2010 Census);[3] 27,963 (2002 Census);[7] 36,104 (1989 Census).[8]
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History
It was founded shortly after the discovery of petroleum in the area in 1880, initially under the name Okhe.[citation needed] The name is derived from an Ainu word meaning Bad Water. Industrial exploitation of the petroleum reserves began in 1923, during the Japanese occupation of Sakhalin from 1920-1925. Town status was granted to it in 1938.[citation needed]
The town suffered significant damage in an earthquake on May 28, 1995, and was used as pivotal base for rescuers deployed to Neftegorsk, pulverized by the quake. A number of survivors of Neftegorsk was later transferred to Okha. Another smaller earthquake hit the town on May 10, 2005, but there were no fatalities or significant damage.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Okha serves as the administrative center of Okhinsky District and is subordinated to it.[1] As a municipal division, the town of Okha and ten rural localities of Okhinsky District are incorporated as Okhinsky Urban Okrug.[2]
Economy
Okha, along with the oblast's administrative center Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, is the center of Sakhalin's petroleum industry. An oil pipeline and gas main runs from Okha to Komsomolsk-on-Amur on the Russian mainland. A number of oil wells exist in close proximity to the town, mainly controlled by the company Rosneft.
Transportation
The town is the northern end point for the island's road system. There was a rail connection to the island's narrow-gauge rail network at Nogliki; however, this was closed in 2006.
There is an airport in Okha with service to Khabarovsk and Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.
References
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Law #25-ZO
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Law #524
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
- ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
- ↑ Телефонные коды Сахалина - Dialing codes of Sakhalin (Russian)
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Sources
- Сахалинская областная Дума. Закон №25-ЗО от 23 марта 2011 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Сахалинской области», в ред. Закона №62-ЗО от 27 июня 2013 г. «О внесении изменения в статью 10 Закона Сахалинской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Сахалинской области"». Вступил в силу 9 апреля 2011 г.. Опубликован: "Губернские ведомости", №55(3742), 29 марта 2011 г. (Sakhalin Oblast Duma. Law #25-ZO of March 23, 2011 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Sakhalin Oblast, as amended by the Law #62-ZO of June 27, 2013 On Amending Article 10 of the Law of Sakhalin Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Sakhalin Oblast". Effective as of April 9, 2011.).
- Сахалинская областная Дума. Закон №524 от 21 июля 2004 г. «О границах и статусе муниципальных образований в Сахалинской области», в ред. Закона №45-ЗО от 27 мая 2013 г. «О внесении изменения в Закон Сахалинской области "О границах и статусе муниципальных образований в Сахалинской области"». Вступил в силу 1 января 2005 г. Опубликован: "Губернские ведомости", №175–176(2111–2112), 31 июля 2004 г. (Sakhalin Oblast Duma. Law #524 of July 21, 2004 On the Borders and Status of the Municipal Formations in Sakhalin Oblast, as amended by the Law #45-ZO of May 27, 2013 On Amending the Law of Sakhalin Oblast "On the Borders and Status of the Municipal Formations in Sakhalin Oblast". Effective as of January 1, 2005.).
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