Kurilsky District Explained

See also: Kurilsky (disambiguation)

En Name:Kurilsky District
Ru Name:Курильский район
Image View:Остров Итуруп. Вулкан Баранского.jpg
Coordinates:45.25°N 200°W
Image Coa:Coat of Arms of Kurilsk (Sakhalin oblast).png
Federal Subject:Sakhalin Oblast
Adm Data As Of:December 2011
Adm Ctr Type:town
Adm Ctr Name:Kurilsk
No Of Cities Towns:1
No Of Rural Localities:6
Mun Data As Of:July 2012
Mun Formation1:Kurilsky Urban Okrug
Area Km2:5145.9
Pop 2010Census:7359
Urban Pop 2010Census:28.1%
Rural Pop 2010Census:71.9%
Website:http://курильск-адм.рф/
Date:December 2012

Kurilsky District (Russian: Кури́льский райо́н|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.[2] It is located on the central Kuril Islands southeast of the Island of Sakhalin. The area of the district is 5145.9km2.[3] Its administrative center is the town of Kurilsk. Population: The population of Kurilsk accounts for 28.1% of the district's total population. The name is sometimes spelled Kurliskiy or Kurliskiye in English.

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  1. Law #25-ZO
  2. Law #524
  3. Web site: General Information. Kurilsky District. russian. August 31, 2016.