Oktyabrsky District, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug Explained

En Name:Oktyabrsky District
Ru Name:Октябрьский район
Image View:Oktyabrsky District - landscape.jpg
Coordinates:62.45°N 70°W
Image Coa:Coat of Arms of Oktyabrsky rayon (Khanty-Mansyisky AO).png
Federal Subject:Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug
Adm Data As Of:December 2015
Adm Ctr Type:urban-type settlement
Adm Ctr Name:Oktyabrskoye
No Of Urban-Type Settlements:4
No Of Rural Localities:19
Mun Data As Of:December 2015
Mun Formation1:Oktyabrsky Municipal District
Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements:4
Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements:7
Area Of What:administrative district
Area Km2:24500
Pop 2010Census:32224
Urban Pop 2010Census:52.2%
Rural Pop 2010Census:47.8%
Pop Latest:29302
Pop Latest Date:January 2016
Established Date:1937
Prev Name1:Mikoyanovsky District
Prev Name1 Date:November 28, 1957
Website:http://www.oktregion.ru
Date:June 2013
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Population of Oktyabrsky District
Label1:2010 Census
Data1:32,224
Label2:2002 Census
Data2:29,283
Label3:1989 Census
Data3:34,739
Label4:1979 Census
Data4:27,182

Oktyabrsky District (Russian: Октя́брьский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[2] district (raion), one of the nine in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug of Tyumen Oblast, Russia. It is located in the western central part of the autonomous okrug. The area of the district is 24500km2.[3] Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Oktyabrskoye. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 32,224, with the population of Oktyabrskoye accounting for 11.3% of that number.

History

The district was established as Mikoyanovsky District (Russian: Микояновский район) in 1937 within Ostyak–Vogul National Okrug of Omsk Oblast from parts of Beryozovsky and Kondinsky Districts.[4] It was given its present name on November 28, 1957.

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Notes and References

  1. Law #43-oz
  2. Law #63-oz
  3. Official website of Oktyabrsky District. General Information
  4. Official website of Oktyabrsky District. Historical Reference