Makarovsky District

Makarovsky District
Макаровский район
District
Zhdanko Ridge, Makarovsky District
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Location of Makarovsky District in Sakhalin Oblast
Coordinates: 48°37′N 142°47′E / 48.617°N 142.783°E / 48.617; 142.783
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSakhalin Oblast
Established15 June 1946
Administrative centerMakarov
Area
 • Total
2,148.4 km2 (829.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 Census)
 • Total
8,579
 • Density4.0/km2 (10/sq mi)
 • Urban
78.2%
 • Rural
21.8%
Administrative structure
 • Inhabited localities1 cities/towns, 10 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asMakarovsky Urban Okrug
Time zoneUTC+11 (MSK+8 )
OKTMO ID64724000
Websitehttp://admmakarov.ru/

Makarovsky District (Russian: Мака́ровский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion) of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia; one of the seventeen in the oblast. Municipally, it is incorporated as Makarovsky Urban Okrug. It is located in the southeast of the Island of Sakhalin. The area of the district is 2,148.4 square kilometers (829.5 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Makarov. Population: 8,579 (2010 Census); 9,774 (2002 Census); 14,993 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Makarov accounts for 78.2% of the district's total population.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
195933,866—    
197016,704−50.7%
197914,969−10.4%
198914,993+0.2%
20029,774−34.8%
20108,579−12.2%
20217,090−17.4%
Source: Census data
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