Makarovsky District Макаровский район (Russian) |
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Location of Makarovsky District in Sakhalin Oblast |
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Coordinates: 48°37′N 142°47′E / 48.617°N 142.783°ECoordinates: 48°37′N 142°47′E / 48.617°N 142.783°E | |
Zhdanko Ridge, Makarovsky District |
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Location | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Sakhalin Oblast |
Administrative structure (as of December 2011) | |
Administrative center | town of Makarov |
Inhabited localities: | |
Cities/towns | 1 |
Rural localities | 10 |
Municipal structure (as of July 2012) | |
Municipally incorporated as | Makarovsky Urban Okrug |
Statistics | |
Area | 2,148.4 km2 (829.5 sq mi) |
Population (2010 Census) | 8,579 inhabitants |
• Urban | 78.2% |
• Rural | 21.8% |
Density | 3.99/km2 (10.3/sq mi) |
Time zone | MAGT (UTC+11:00) |
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Makarovsky District (Russian: Мака́ровский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion) of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia; one of the seventeen in the oblast.Municipally, it is incorporated as Makarovsky Urban Okrug. It is located in the southeast of the Island of Sakhalin. The area of the district is 2,148.4 square kilometers (829.5 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Makarov. Population: 8,579 (2010 Census);9,774 (2002 Census);14,993 (1989 Census). The population of Makarov accounts for 78.2% of the district's total population.