Smirnykhovsky District

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]

Smirnykhovsky District Смирныховский район
District
Railway in Smirnykhovsky District
Coat of arms
Location of Smirnykhovsky District in Sakhalin Oblast
Coordinates: 49°45′N 142°50′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Sakhalin Oblast[1]
Established	January 16, 1965[2]
Administrative center	Smirnykh[1]
Area
• Total	10,457.43 km2 (4,037.64 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	13,142
• Density	1.3/km2 (3.3/sq mi)
• Urban	56.3%
• Rural	43.7%
Administrative structure
• Inhabited localities	1 urban-type settlements[4], 13 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Smirnykhovsky Urban Okrug[5]
Time zone	UTC+11 (MSK+8 [6])
OKTMO ID	64746000
Website	http://www.smirnyh.ru

Population of Smirnykhovsky District

2010 Census	13,142[3]
2002 Census	15,063[7]
1989 Census	21,583[8]
1979 Census	20,691[9]

History

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