Okhotsky District Explained

En Name:Okhotsky District
Ru Name:Охотский район
Image View:Посёлок Аэропорт.jpg
Coordinates:60°N 142°W
Image Coa:Coat of Arms of Okhotsky raion (2005).gif
Federal Subject:Khabarovsk Krai
Adm Data As Of:March 2014
Adm Ctr Type:work settlement
Adm Ctr Name:Okhotsk
No Of Urban-Type Settlements:1
No Of Rural Localities:13
Mun Data As Of:February 2012
Mun Formation1:Okhotsky Municipal District
Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements:1
Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements:7
Mun Formation1 Counts Ref:[1] [2]
Area Km2:158517.8
Pop 2010Census:8197
Urban Pop 2010Census:51.4%
Rural Pop 2010Census:48.6%
Website:http://www.admohotsk.ru/
Date:March 2013

Okhotsky District (Russian: Охо́тский райо́н) is an administrative[3] and municipal[4] 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 158517.8km2. Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Okhotsk. Population: The population of Okhotsk accounts for 51.4% of the district's total population.

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.[5] [6]

Demographics

Ethnic composition (2021):[7]

References

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Notes and References

  1. Law #191
  2. Law #208
  3. Resolution #143-pr
  4. Law #194
  5. Web site: O-54 Topographic Chart (in Russian). 24 March 2023.
  6. [Google Earth]
  7. Web site: Таблица 1. Национальный состав населения . Habstat. August 14, 2023.