Tymovsky District

Tymovsky District
Тымовский район
Palevo Railway Station, Tymovsky District
Location of Tymovsky District in Sakhalin Oblast
Coordinates: 50°51′01″N 142°39′36″E / 50.85028°N 142.66000°E / 50.85028; 142.66000
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSakhalin Oblast
Administrative centerTymovskoye
Area
  Total
6,312.7 km2 (2,437.3 sq mi)
Population
  Total
16,212
  Density2.6/km2 (6.7/sq mi)
  Urban
48.5%
  Rural
51.5%
Administrative structure
  Inhabited localities1 urban-type settlements, 24 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asTymovsky Urban Okrug
Time zoneUTC+11 (MSK+8 )
OKTMO ID64750000
Websitehttp://tymovsk.admsakhalin.ru/

Tymovsky District (Russian: Ты́мовский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion) of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia; one of the seventeen in the oblast. Municipally, it is incorporated as Tymovsky Urban Okrug. It is located in the center of the Island of Sakhalin. The area of the district is 6,312.7 square kilometers (2,437.3 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Tymovskoye. Population: 16,212(2010 Census); 19,099(2002 Census); 25,774(1989 Soviet census). The population of Tymovskoye accounts for 48.5% of the district's total population.