Severo-Kurilsky District

Severo-Kurilsky District
Северо-Курильский район (Russian)

Location of Severo-Kurilsky District in Sakhalin Oblast
Coordinates: 50°41′N 156°07′E / 50.683°N 156.117°E / 50.683; 156.117Coordinates: 50°41′N 156°07′E / 50.683°N 156.117°E / 50.683; 156.117
Coat of arms
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Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Sakhalin Oblast[1]
Administrative structure (as of December 2011)
Administrative center town of Severo-Kurilsk[1]
Inhabited localities:
Cities/towns 1
Rural localities 1
Municipal structure (as of July 2012)
Municipally incorporated as Severo-Kurilsky Urban Okrug[2]
Statistics
Area 3,501.2 km2 (1,351.8 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 2,536 inhabitants[3]
 Urban 100%
 Rural 0%
Density 0.72/km2 (1.9/sq mi)[4]
Time zone MAGT (UTC+11:00)[5]
Official website
Severo-Kurilsky District on WikiCommons

Severo-Kurilsky District (Russian: Се́веро-Кури́льский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion) of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia; one of the seventeen in the oblast.[1] Municipally, it is incorporated as Severo-Kurilsky Urban Okrug.[2] It is located on the northern Kuril Islands to the east of the Island of Sakhalin and immediately southwest of the Kamchatka Peninsula. The area of the district is 3,501.2 square kilometers (1,351.8 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Severo-Kurilsk.[1] Population: 2,536(2010 Census);[3] 2,592(2002 Census);[6] 5,420(1989 Census).[7] The population of Severo-Kurilsk accounts for 100% of the district's total population.[3][8]

Islands

The district includes the following islands from north to south:

IslandRussian: NameJapanese: NameAlternative
names
Capital / Landing point Other
Cities
Area 
(km2)
Population
Severo-Kurilsky District North KurilsNorth Kurils (Kita-chishima / 北千島) Severo-KurilskShelikovo, Podgorny, Baikovo3,504.00 2,560
Shumshu Шумшу占守島ShumushuBaikovo388.0 20
Atlasov АтласоваAraido / 阿頼度島OyakobaAlaidskaya Bay150.0 0
Awos Avos0.1 0
Paramushir Парамушир幌筵島ParamushiroSevero-KurilskShelikovo, Podgorny2,053.0 2,540
AntsiferovАнциферова志林規島ShirinkiAntsiferov beachCape Terkut7.0 0
Makanrushi Маканруши磨勘留島Makanru Zakat50.0 0
Onekotan Онекотан温禰古丹島MusselKuroisi, Nemo, Shestakov425.0 0
Kharimkotan Харимкотан春牟古丹島Harimukotan, HarumukotanSunazhmaSevergin Bay70.0 0
Ekarma Экарма越渇磨島EkarumaKruglyy30.0 0
Chirinkotan Чиринкотан知林古丹島Cape Ptichy6.0 0
ShiashkotanШиашкотан捨子古丹島Shasukotan Makarovka122.0 0
Raikoke Райкоке雷公計島Raikoke4.6 0
Matua Матуа松輪島Matsuwa, MatsuaSarychevo52.0 0
Rasshua Расшуа羅処和島Rasutsuwa, RashowaArches Point67.0 0
Ushishir Ушишир宇志知島Ushishiru KraternyaRyponkicha5.0 0
Ketoy Кетой計吐夷島KetoiStorozheva73.0 0
Other ToporkovaOstrov Srednego, Lowuschki Rock1.3 0

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Law #25-ZO
  2. 1 2 Law #524
  3. 1 2 3 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. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  4. The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2010 Census population by the area specified in the infobox. Please note that this value is only approximate as the area specified in the infobox does not necessarily correspond to the area of the entity proper or is reported for the same year as the population.
  5. Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №271-ФЗ от 03 июля 2016 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #271-FZ of July 03, 2016 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  6. 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). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  7. Demoscope Weekly (1989). "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]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  8. No population was reported during the 2010 Census for the only rural locality in the district.

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