Yuzhno-Kurilsky District
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Yuzhno-Kurilsky District (Russian: Ю́жно-Кури́льский район) is an administrative district (raion) of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia. It comprises the southernmost part of the Kuril chain with the islands of Kunashir, Shikotan, and the Habomai rocks. The district's administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Yuzhno-Kurilsk, situated on Kunashir. District's population: 9,727 (2002 Census);[1]
Municipally, it is incorporated as Yuzhno-Kurilsky Urban Okrug (Ю́жно-Кури́льский городско́й о́круг).
The district in its entirety (along with the island of Iturup) is claimed by Japan. According to the Japanese, these islands belong to Nemuro Subprefecture of Hokkaidō Prefecture.
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References
- ^ Federal State Statistics Service (21 May 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).