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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:

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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Wikidata facts

Country
Russia
Population
4900
Area
155
Elevation
30
Time zone
Magadan Time
Official website
sevkur.admsakhalin.ru
Image
Severo-Kurilsk.jpg
Dialing code
424 53
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Commons category
Severo-Kurilsk
twinned administrative body
Nemuro
postal code
694550
native label
Северо-Курильск
located in/on physical feature
Paramushir
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • History
  • Administrative and municipal status
  • Economy
  • Climate
  • Sister city
  • References
  • Notes
  • Sources
  • Further reading
  • External links

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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Severo-Kurilsk” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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