Severo-Kurilsky District
Severo-Kurilsky District
Северо-Курильский район (Russian) | |
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Atlasov Island, the northernmost of the Kuril Islands | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Severo-Kurilsky District in Sakhalin Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 50°41′N 156°07′E / 50.683°N 156.117°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakhalin Oblast |
| Established | 5 June 1946 |
| Administrative center | Severo-Kurilsk |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,501.2 km2 (1,351.8 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,536 |
| • Density | 0.7243/km2 (1.876/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 100% |
| • Rural | 0% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Inhabited localities | 1 cities/towns, 1 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Severo-Kurilsky Urban Okrug |
| Time zone | UTC+11 (MSK+8 ) |
| OKTMO ID | 64743000 |
| Website | http://sevkur.admsakhalin.ru/ |
Severo-Kurilsky District (Russian: Се́веро-Кури́льский райо́н) is one of the seventeen administrative districts (raion) of Sakhalin Oblast in Russia. It is a part of the northern Kuril Islands, located to the east of the Island of Sakhalin and southwest of the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Russian mainland. Covering an area of 3,501.2 km2 (1,351.8 sq mi), its seat and administrative center is the town of Severo-Kurilsk on Paramushir island. As per the 2010 census, it had a population of 2,536 inhabitants with the entire population residing in Severo-Kurilsk. The economy is largely based on fisheries and seafood processing.