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District in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Smirnykhovsky District (Russian: Смирныхо́вский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion) of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia; one of the seventeen in the oblast.[1] Municipally, it is incorporated as Smirnykhovsky Urban Okrug.[5] It is located in the central part of the Island of Sakhalin. The area of the district is 10,457.43 square kilometers (4,037.64 sq mi).[citation needed] Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Smirnykh.[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 13,142, with the population of Smirnykh accounting for 56.3% of that number.[3]

CountryRussia
EstablishedJanuary 16, 1965[2]
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Smirnykhovsky District
Смирныховский район (Russian)
Railway in Smirnykhovsky District
Railway in Smirnykhovsky District
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Coat of arms of Smirnykhovsky District
Location of Smirnykhovsky District in Sakhalin Oblast
Coordinates: 49°45′N 142°50′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSakhalin Oblast[1]
EstablishedJanuary 16, 1965[2]
Administrative centerSmirnykh[1]
Area
 • Total
10,457.43 km2 (4,037.64 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
13,142
 • Density1.2567/km2 (3.2549/sq mi)
 • Urban
56.3%
 • Rural
43.7%
Administrative structure
 • Inhabited localities1 urban-type settlements[4], 13 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asSmirnykhovsky Urban Okrug[5]
Time zoneUTC+11 (MSK+8 Edit this on Wikidata[6])
OKTMO ID64746000
Websitehttp://www.smirnyh.ru
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Population of Smirnykhovsky District
2010 Census13,142[3]
2002 Census15,063[7]
1989 Census21,583[8]
1979 Census20,691[9]
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History

The district was established on January 16, 1965 from parts of the territory of Poronaysky District.[2]

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