Kurilsk

Also known as Kuril'sk

Kurilsk () is a town and the administrative center of Kurilsky District of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, located on the island of Iturup. Population: It was originally a Japanese village named .

Key facts

Russian inhabited locality.en_name: Kurilsk
Russian inhabited locality.ru_name: Курильск
Russian inhabited locality.image_skyline: Kurilsk.jpg
Russian inhabited locality.map_label_position: top
Russian inhabited locality.image_coa: Coat of Arms of Kurilsk (Sakhalin oblast).png
Russian inhabited locality.image_flag: Flag of Kurilsk (Sakhalin oblast).png
Russian inhabited locality.federal_subject: Sakhalin Oblast
Russian inhabited locality.adm_district_jur: Kurilsky District
Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of: Kurilsky District
Russian inhabited locality.inhabloc_cat: Town
Russian inhabited locality.urban_okrug_jur: Kurilsky Urban Okrug

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History
Climate
Administrative and municipal status
Economy
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Kurilsk () is a town and the administrative center of Kurilsky District of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, located on the island of Iturup. Population: It was originally a Japanese village named .

==History==