Chekhovo, Sakhalin Oblast
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Chekhovo is a village
in Sakhalin Oblast
, Russia
, at the Strait of Tartary
. Population: 4,944 (2002 Census
); 7,901 (1989 Census
).
Before 1946 it was named Noda . It was granted town status and renamed Chekhov (after the Russian writer Anton Chekhov
) in 1947. It was demoted to village in 2004 http://vff-s.narod.ru/gov/c/c08.html, and changed its name to Chekhovo.
Types of settlements in Russia
The classification system of the types of inhabited localities in Russia, the former Soviet Union, and some other post-Soviet states has certain peculiarities compared to the classification systems in other countries.-Modern classification in Russia:...
in Sakhalin Oblast
Sakhalin Oblast
Sakhalin Oblast is a federal subject of Russia comprising the island of Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands.The oblast has an area of 87,100 km² and a population of 546,695...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, at the Strait of Tartary
Strait of Tartary
Strait of Tartary is a strait in the Pacific Ocean dividing the Russian island of Sakhalin from mainland Asia , connecting the Sea of Okhotsk on the north with...
. Population: 4,944 (2002 Census
Russian Census (2002)
Russian Census of 2002 was the first census of the Russian Federation carried out on October 9 through October 16, 2002. It was carried out by the Russian Federal Service of State Statistics .-Resident population:...
); 7,901 (1989 Census
Soviet Census (1989)
The 1989 Soviet census, conducted between January 12-19 of that year, was the last one conducted in the former USSR. It resulted in a total population of 286,730,819 inhabitants...
).
Before 1946 it was named Noda . It was granted town status and renamed Chekhov (after the Russian writer Anton Chekhov
Anton Chekhov
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was a Russian physician, dramatist and author who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short stories in history. His career as a dramatist produced four classics and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics...
) in 1947. It was demoted to village in 2004 http://vff-s.narod.ru/gov/c/c08.html, and changed its name to Chekhovo.