Malokurilskoye

Malokurilskoye
Малокурильское
Port of Malokurilskoye in January 2015
Port of Malokurilskoye in January 2015
Location of Malokurilskoye
Malokurilskoye is located in Russia
Malokurilskoye
Malokurilskoye
Location of Malokurilskoye
Malokurilskoye is located in Sakhalin Oblast
Malokurilskoye
Malokurilskoye
Malokurilskoye (Sakhalin Oblast)
Coordinates: 43°52′14″N 146°49′40″E
Country Russia
Federal subject Sakhalin Oblast
Administrative district Yuzhno-Kurilsky District
Founded 1933
Elevation
36 m (118 ft)
Population
 • Total 1,873
Time zone UTC+11 (MSK+8 Edit this on Wikidata)
Postal code(s)
694500–694529
Dialing code(s) +7 42455
OKTMO ID 64756000146

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

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 9 km-long (5.6 mi) 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.

Gallery

View of Malokurilskoye on April 24, 2007