Aniva () is a coastal

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and the

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of Anivsky District of

Sakhalin Oblast Sakhalin Oblast ( rus, Сахали́нская о́бласть, r=Sakhalinskaya oblastʹ, p=səxɐˈlʲinskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast) comprising the island of Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands in the Russian ...

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, located on the coast of Aniva Bay in southern

Sakhalin Sakhalin ( rus, Сахали́н, p=səxɐˈlʲin) is an island in Northeast Asia. Its north coast lies off the southeastern coast of Khabarovsk Krai in Russia, while its southern tip lies north of the Japanese island of Hokkaido. An islan ...

Island on the

Lyutoga River The Lyutoga () is a river on the Russian island of Sakhalin. It flows through Kholmsk and Aniva districts of Sakhalin Oblast. Starting at the western slope of the Mitsulsky Mountain Ridge, which belongs to the system of Western Sakhalin Mounta ...

, south of

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. Population:

History

It was founded in 1886 as the village of Lyutoga (). In 1905, it was ceded to

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with the rest of the southern part of Sakhalin by the

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and renamed by the Japanese. The village was recaptured by the

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in 1945; it was granted town status and renamed Aniva in 1946. The origin of the name of the bay is most likely associated with the Ainu words “en” and “willow”. The first is usually translated as “existing, located”, and the second as “mountain range, rock, peak”; thus, “Aniva” can be translated as “having ridges” or “located among the ridges (mountains)”

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Aniva serves as the administrative center of Anivsky District and is subordinated to it.Law #25-ZO As a municipal division, the town of Aniva and fifteen rural localities of Anivsky District are incorporated as Anivsky Urban Okrug.Law #524

Economy

The town's economy relies mainly on fishing, particularly

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Sister city

Higashikawa (since 2018).

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External links

Official website of Aniva

Directory of organizations in Aniva
{{Authority control Cities and towns in Sakhalin Oblast Populated coastal places in Russia