Okha
Оха
Town[1]
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Coat of arms of Okha
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Okha is located in Russia
Okha
Okha
Location of Okha
Okha is located in Sakhalin Oblast
Okha
Okha
Okha (Sakhalin Oblast)
Coordinates: 53°35′20″N 142°56′57″E / 53.58889°N 142.94917°E / 53.58889; 142.94917
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSakhalin Oblast[1]
Administrative districtOkhinsky District[1]
Founded1880
Town status since1938
Elevation
30 m (100 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[2]
 • Total23,008
 • Estimate 
(2018)[3]
20,715 (−10%)
 • Capital ofOkhinsky District[1]
 • Urban okrugOkhinsky Urban Okrug[4]
 • Capital ofOkhinsky Urban Okrug[4]
Time zoneUTC+11 (MSK+8 Edit this on Wikidata[5])
Postal code(s)[6]
69449x
Dialing code(s)+7 42437[7]
OKTMO ID64736000001
Websitewww.okhacity.ru

Okha (Russian: Оха́) is a town and the administrative center of Okhinsky District of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia. Population: 23,008 (2010 Census);[2] 27,963 (2002 Census);[8] 36,104 (1989 Census).[9]

Geography

Okha is located on the east coast of the far north of Sakhalin island, just south of the isthmus of the Schmidt Peninsula, approximately 850 km (530 mi) north of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, near the shoreline of the Sea of Okhotsk.

History

It was founded shortly after the discovery of petroleum in the area in 1880, initially under the name Okhe.[citation needed] The name is derived from an Ainu word meaning Bad Water. Industrial exploitation of the petroleum reserves began in 1923, during the Japanese occupation of Sakhalin from 1920 to 1925. During this time the town was called Okutan (奥端町, Okutan-chō) or Okuhan (奥哈町, Okuhan-chō) depending on Kanji used. Town status was granted to it in 1938.[citation needed]

Climate

Climate data for Okha/Oha, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia (2005-2015)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average precipitation mm (inches) 38.0
(1.50) 		27.3
(1.07) 		49.4
(1.94) 		54.9
(2.16) 		52.8
(2.08) 		21.5
(0.85) 		36.6
(1.44) 		70.1
(2.76) 		84.2
(3.31) 		80.4
(3.17) 		57.5
(2.26) 		54.7
(2.15) 		627.4
(24.69)
Average relative humidity (%) (daily average) 80 77 77 79 77 77 83 83 83 80 81 81 80
Average dew point °C (°F) −24
(−11) 		−22
(−8) 		−14
(7) 		−6
(21) 		2
(36) 		10
(50) 		14
(57) 		14
(57) 		8
(46) 		−1
(30) 		−12
(10) 		−20
(−4) 		−4
(24)
Mean daily sunshine hours 1.6 3.1 3.6 4.3 8.3 8.8 8.7 7.2 6.5 4.5 1.8 1.0 5.0
Source 1: Time and Date (2005-2015)[10]
Source 2: Weather Atlas (sun hours)[11]

The town suffered significant damage in the 1995 Neftegorsk earthquake that occurred on May 28, and was used as pivotal base for rescuers deployed to Neftegorsk, which was destroyed to the extent that it was not rebuilt. A number of survivors of Neftegorsk were later transferred to Okha. Another smaller earthquake hit the town on May 10, 2005, but there were no fatalities or significant damage.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Okha serves as the administrative center of Okhinsky District and is subordinated to it.[1] As a municipal division, the town of Okha and ten rural localities of Okhinsky District are incorporated as Okhinsky Urban Okrug.[4]

Economy

Okha, along with the oblast's administrative center Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, is the center of Sakhalin's petroleum industry. An oil pipeline and gas main runs from Okha to Komsomolsk-on-Amur on the Russian mainland. A number of oil wells exist in close proximity to the town, mainly controlled by the company Rosneft.

Transportation

The town is the northern end point for the island's road system. There was a rail connection to the island's narrow-gauge rail network at Nogliki; however, this was closed in 2006.

There is an airport in Okha with service to Khabarovsk and Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e Law #25-ZO
  2. ^ a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  3. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c Law #524
  5. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  6. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  7. ^ Телефонные коды Сахалина - Dialing codes of Sakhalin Archived December 17, 2017, at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  8. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  9. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
  10. ^ "Climate & Weather Averages in Okha, Russia". Time and Date. Archived from the original on January 10, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  11. ^ "Monthly weather forecast and climate in Okha, Russia". Weather Atlas. Archived from the original on January 10, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2022.

Sources

External links

Administrative divisions of Sakhalin Oblast
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