Okhotsky District

District in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Okhotsky District (Russian: Охо́тский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[6] district (raion), one of the seventeen in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia. It is located in the north of the krai. The area of the district is 158,517.8 square kilometers (61,204.1 sq mi).[citation needed] Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Okhotsk.[2] Population: 8,197(2010 census);[4] 12,017(2002 census);[10] 19,183(1989 Soviet census).[11] The population of Okhotsk accounts for 51.4% of the district's total population.[4]

CountryRussia
Established4 January 1926Edit this on Wikidata
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Okhotsky District
Охотский район (Russian)
Village Aeroport, Okhotsky District
Village Aeroport, Okhotsky District
Flag of Okhotsky District
Coat of arms of Okhotsky District
Location of Okhotsky District in Khabarovsk Krai
Coordinates: 60°N 142°E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKhabarovsk Krai[1]
Established4 January 1926Edit this on Wikidata
Administrative centerOkhotsk[2]
Area
  Total
158,517.8 km2 (61,204.1 sq mi)
Population
  Total
8,197
  Density0.05171/km2 (0.1339/sq mi)
  Urban
51.4%
  Rural
48.6%
Administrative structure
  Inhabited localities[1]1 urban-type settlements[5], 13 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asOkhotsky Municipal District[6]
  Municipal divisions[7][8]1 urban settlements, 7 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+10 (MSK+7 Edit this on Wikidata[9])
OKTMO ID08634000
Websitehttp://www.admohotsk.ru/
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Geography

Located along the northwestern coast of the Sea of Okhotsk, it is the northernmost district of Khabarovsk Krai. The main rivers are the Yudoma, Maya and Allakh-Yun of the Lena basin, the Inya, Ulbeya, Okhota, Kukhtuy, Urak and Ulya with their mouths in the Sea of Okhotsk, and the Kullu, a tributary of the Kolyma of the East Siberian Sea basin.[12][13]

Demographics

Ethnic composition (2021):[14]

References

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