Makarovsky District
Макаровский район | |
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Coordinates: 48°37′N 142°47′E / 48.617°N 142.783°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Sakhalin Oblast[1] |
Established | 15 June 1946 |
Administrative center | Makarov[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 2,148.4 km2 (829.5 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 8,579 |
• Estimate (2018)[4] | 7,989 (−6.9%) |
• Density | 4.0/km2 (10/sq mi) |
• Urban | 78.2% |
• Rural | 21.8% |
Administrative structure | |
• Inhabited localities | 1 cities/towns, 10 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Makarovsky Urban Okrug[5] |
Time zone | UTC+11 (MSK+8 [6]) |
OKTMO ID | 64724000 |
Website | http://admmakarov.ru/ |
Makarovsky District (Russian: Мака́ровский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion) of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia; one of the seventeen in the oblast.[1] Municipally, it is incorporated as Makarovsky Urban Okrug.[5] 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).[2] Its administrative center is the town of Makarov.[1] Population: 8,579 (2010 Census);[3] 9,774 (2002 Census);[7] 14,993 (1989 Census).[8] The population of Makarov accounts for 78.2% of the district's total population.[3]