Nevelsky District, Sakhalin Oblast

Nevelsky District
Невельский район
Tourist complex on Moneron Island, Nevelsky District
Location of Nevelsky District in Sakhalin Oblast
Coordinates: 46°40′N 141°51′E / 46.667°N 141.850°E / 46.667; 141.850
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSakhalin Oblast
Administrative centerNevelsk
Area
  Total
1,445.4 km2 (558.1 sq mi)
Population
  Total
5,876
  Density4.1/km2 (11/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Inhabited localities1 cities/towns, 10 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asNevelsky Urban Okrug
Time zoneUTC+11 (MSK+8 )
OKTMO ID64728000
Websitehttp://adm-nevelsk.ru/

Nevelsky District (Russian: Не́вельский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion) of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia; one of the seventeen in the oblast. Municipally, it is incorporated as Nevelsky Urban Okrug. It is located in the southwest of the oblast and includes Moneron Island to the west, located in the south of the Tartary Strait. The area of the district is 1,445.4 square kilometers (558.1 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Nevelsk. Population (excluding the administrative center): 5,876(2010 Census); 8,225(2002 Census); 13,972(1989 Soviet census).