Kurilsky District Курильский район (Russian) |
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Location of Kurilsky District in Sakhalin Oblast |
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Coordinates: 45°15′N 147°53′E / 45.250°N 147.883°ECoordinates: 45°15′N 147°53′E / 45.250°N 147.883°E | |
Iturup Island, Kurilsky District |
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Location | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Sakhalin Oblast |
Administrative structure (as of December 2011) | |
Administrative center | town of Kurilsk |
Inhabited localities: | |
Cities/towns | 1 |
Rural localities | 6 |
Municipal structure (as of July 2012) | |
Municipally incorporated as | Kurilsky Urban Okrug |
Statistics | |
Area | 5,145.9 km2 (1,986.8 sq mi) |
Population (2010 Census) | 7,359 inhabitants |
• Urban | 28.1% |
• Rural | 71.9% |
Density | 1.43/km2 (3.7/sq mi) |
Time zone | MAGT (UTC+11:00) |
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Kurilsky District (Russian: Кури́льский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion) of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia; one of the seventeen in the oblast.Municipally, it is incorporated as Kurilsky Urban Okrug. It is located on the central Kuril Islands southeast of the Island of Sakhalin. The area of the district is 5,145.9 square kilometers (1,986.8 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Kurilsk. Population: 7,359 (2010 Census);7,108 (2002 Census);10,498 (1989 Census). The population of Kurilsk accounts for 28.1% of the district's total population.