Smirnykhovsky District

Smirnykhovsky District
Смирныховский район
Railway in Smirnykhovsky District
Location of Smirnykhovsky District in Sakhalin Oblast
Coordinates: 49°45′N 142°50′E / 49.750°N 142.833°E / 49.750; 142.833
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSakhalin Oblast
EstablishedJanuary 16, 1965
Administrative centerSmirnykh
Area
  Total
10,457.43 km2 (4,037.64 sq mi)
Population
  Total
13,142
  Density1.3/km2 (3.3/sq mi)
  Urban
56.3%
  Rural
43.7%
Administrative structure
  Inhabited localities1 urban-type settlements, 13 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asSmirnykhovsky Urban Okrug
Time zoneUTC+11 (MSK+8 )
OKTMO ID64746000
Websitehttp://www.smirnyh.ru
Population of Smirnykhovsky District
2010 Census13,142
2002 Census15,063
1989 Census21,583
1979 Census20,691

Smirnykhovsky District (Russian: Смирныхо́вский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion) of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia; one of the seventeen in the oblast. Municipally, it is incorporated as Smirnykhovsky Urban Okrug. 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). Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Smirnykh. 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.