Map of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia

Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk is the administrative centre of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, with a population of about 198,973. It lies at 46.9541°N, 142.7360°E. Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk is about 6,643 km (4,128 mi) northeast of Moscow, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Korsakov, 36 km to the south.

Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk at a glance

Where is Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk?

• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 31 min on the shortest day to 15 h 53 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk

• Korsakov — 36 km south
• Wakkanai — 190 km southwest, Japan
• Abashiri — 347 km south, Japan
• Asahikawa — 355 km south, Japan
• Kitami — 362 km south, Japan
• Takikawa — 384 km south, Japan
• Iwamizawa — 424 km south, Japan
• Ishikari — 427 km south, Japan
• Ebetsu — 438 km south, Japan
• Otaru — 440 km south, Japan

Largest cities in Sakhalin Oblast

• Korsakov — 35,091

Largest cities in Russia

• Moscow — 10,381,222
• Saint Petersburg — 5,351,935
• Novosibirsk — 1,612,833
• Yekaterinburg — 1,495,066
• Nizhniy Novgorod — 1,259,013
• Kazan — 1,243,500
• Chelyabinsk — 1,202,371
• Omsk — 1,172,070
• Samara — 1,163,399
• Rostov-na-Donu — 1,130,305

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.