Severo-Kurilsk
Sign in to saveSevero-Kurilsk (), formerly Kashiwabara (), is a town and the administrative center of Severo-Kurilsky District of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, located in the northern part of the Kuril Islands, on the island of Paramushir. Population:
Key facts
- Russian town.en_name
- Severo-Kurilsk
- Russian town.ru_name
- Северо-Курильск
- Russian town.image_skyline
- 214 1426 Sev Kur main street wiki.jpg
- Russian town.image_caption
- Main street of Severo-Kurilsk
- Russian town.map_label_position
- left
- Russian town.image_coa
- Coat of Arms of Severo-Kurilsk rayon (Sakhalin oblast).png
- Russian town.image_flag
- Flag of Severo-Kurilsk (Sakhalin oblast).png
- Russian town.federal_subject
- Sakhalin Oblast
- Russian town.adm_district_jur
- Severo-Kurilsky District
- Russian town.adm_ctr_of
- Severo-Kurilsky District
- Russian town.inhabloc_cat
- Town
- Russian town.urban_okrug_jur
- Severo-Kurilsky Urban Okrug
- Russian town.mun_admctr_of
- Severo-Kurilsky Urban Okrug
- Russian town.pop_2010census
- 2536
- Russian town.postal_codes
- 694550
- Russian town.dialing_codes
- 42453
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- Economy
- Climate
- Sister city
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Severo-Kurilsk (), formerly Kashiwabara (), is a town and the administrative center of Severo-Kurilsky District of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, located in the northern part of the Kuril Islands, on the island of Paramushir. Population:
==History== On November 5, 1952, a magnitude 8.8-9.0 earthquake struck off the coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula. Severo-Kurilsk was completely destroyed by the resulting tsunami, killing at least 2,336 people. Following this event, the town was rebuilt on higher ground to prevent damage from future tsunamis.