Kurilsky District
District in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia
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Kurilsky District (Russian: Кури́льский райо́н, romanized: Kuríl'skiy rayón) is an administrative district (raion) of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia; one of the seventeen in the oblast.[1] Municipally, it is incorporated as Kurilsky Urban Okrug.[4] 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).[2] Its administrative center is the town of Kurilsk.[1] Population: 7,359 (2010 census);[3] 7,108 (2002 census);[6] 10,498 (1989 Soviet census).[7] The population of Kurilsk accounts for 28.1% of the district's total population.[3] The name is sometimes spelled Kurliskiy or Kurliskiye in English.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 5,675 | — |
| 1970 | 3,762 | −33.7% |
| 1979 | 5,114 | +35.9% |
| 1989 | 10,498 | +105.3% |
| 2002 | 7,108 | −32.3% |
| 2010 | 7,359 | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 6,874 | −6.6% |
| Source: Census data | ||
Kurilsky District
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Iturup Island, Kurilsky District | |
.png) Flag .png) Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location of Kurilsky District in Sakhalin Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 45°15′N 147°53′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakhalin Oblast[1] |
| Administrative center | Kurilsk[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,145.9 km2 (1,986.8 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 7,359 |
| • Density | 1.430/km2 (3.704/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 28.1% |
| • Rural | 71.9% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Inhabited localities | 1 cities/towns, 6 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Kurilsky Urban Okrug[4] |
| Time zone | UTC+11 (MSK+8  [5]) |
| OKTMO ID | 64720000 |
| Website | http://курильск-адм.рф/ |