Yuzhno-Kurilsky District

Yuzhno-Kurilsky District (Russian: Ю́жно-Кури́льский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion) of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia; one of the seventeen in the oblast.^[1] Municipally, it is incorporated as Yuzhno-Kurilsky Urban Okrug.^[4] It is located on the southern Kuril Islands southeast of the Island of Sakhalin, comprising the islands of Kunashir, Shikotan, and the Habomai. The area of the district is 1,856.1 square kilometers (716.6 sq mi).^{[citation needed]} Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Yuzhno-Kurilsk,^[1] located on Kunashir Island. Population: 9,501 (2010 Census);^[3] 9,727 (2002 Census);^[6] 13,597 (1989 Soviet census).^[7] The population of Yuzhno-Kurilsk accounts for 61.4% of the district's total population.^[3]

Yuzhno-Kurilsky District Южно-Курильский район
District
On top of Mendeleeva volcano, Yuzhno-Kurilsky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Yuzhno-Kurilsky District in Sakhalin Oblast
Coordinates: 44°01′50″N 145°51′20″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Sakhalin Oblast[1]
Established	5 June 1946
Administrative center	Yuzhno-Kurilsk[1]
Area [2]
• Total	1,856.1 km2 (716.6 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	9,501
• Density	5.1/km2 (13/sq mi)
• Urban	61.4%
• Rural	38.6%
Administrative structure
• Inhabited localities	9 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Yuzhno-Kurilsky Urban Okrug[4]
Time zone	UTC+11 (MSK+8 [5])
OKTMO ID	64756000
Website	http://www.yuzhnokurilsk.ru/

Dispute with Japan

Main article: Kuril Islands dispute

The district in its entirety, along with the nearby island of Iturup in the Kurilsky District, are claimed by Japan as part of the Nemuro Subprefecture of Hokkaidō.