Nevelsk

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Coordinates: 46°39′N 141°52′E / 46.65, 141.867

Nevelsk (English) Невельск (Russian)
Location of Nevelsk on the map of Russia
Coordinates 46°39′N 141°52′E / 46.65, 141.867Coordinates: 46°39′N 141°52′E / 46.65, 141.867
Coat of Arms	Flag
City Day: Third Sunday of September
Administrative status
Federal subject In jurisdiction of Administrative center of	Sakhalin oblast Sakhalin oblast Nevelsk district
Local self-government
Charter	Charter of Nevelsk
Municipal status	Urban district
Head(mayor)	Vladimir Pak
Legislative body	City Duma
Area
Area	n/a
Population (as of the 2002 Census)
Population - Rank - Density	18,639 inhabitants n/a
Events
Founded	1789
Town status	1946
Other information
Postal code	694740
Dialing code	+7 424 36
Official website
http://adm-nevelsk.ru/

Nevelsk (Russian: Невельск, Japanese: Honto) is a port town in Sakhalin oblast, Russia. It is located on the South coast, 123 km from Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. Its population is 18,639 (2002 Census). The town was damaged by the 2007 Sakhalin earthquake, leaving about 2000 people homeless.^[1]

[edit] History

A settlement known as Honto has existed in this location since the seventeenth century.

[edit] References

v • d • e Cities and towns in Sakhalin Oblast Administrative center: Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Alexandrovsk-Sakhalinsky · Aniva · Dolinsk · Kholmsk · Korsakov · Kurilsk · Makarov · Nevelsk · Okha · Poronaysk · Severo-Kurilsk · Shakhtyorsk · Tomari · Uglegorsk