Severo-Kurilsk

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Coordinates: 50°41′N, 156°07′E

Severo-Kurilsk (Russian: Се́веро-Кури́льск; Japanese: 柏原, Kashiwabara) is a town in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia. It is the administrative center of Severo-Kurilsky District. Population: 2,592 (2002 Census); 5,180 (1989 Census).

The town is situated in the northern part of the Kuril Islands, on the island of Paramushir. It was under Japanese rule between 1875 and 1945.

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