Korsakovsky District, Sakhalin Oblast

Korsakovsky District
Корсаковский район
Cape Velikan, Korsakovsky District
Location of Korsakovsky District in Sakhalin Oblast
Coordinates: 46°38′N 142°46′E / 46.633°N 142.767°E / 46.633; 142.767
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSakhalin Oblast
Administrative centerKorsakov
Area
  Total
2,623.6 km2 (1,013.0 sq mi)
Population
  Total
7,885
  Density3.0/km2 (7.8/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Inhabited localities1 cities/towns, 17 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asKorsakovsky Urban Okrug
Time zoneUTC+11 (MSK+8 )
OKTMO ID64716000
Websitehttp://www.sakh-korsakov.ru/

Korsakovsky District (Russian: Корса́ковский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion) of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia; one of the seventeen in the oblast. Municipally, it is incorporated as Korsakovsky Urban Okrug. It is located in the southeast of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,623.6 square kilometers (1,013.0 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Korsakov. Population (excluding the administrative center): 7,885(2010 Census); 8,684(2002 Census); 10,501(1989 Soviet census).

Historical population
YearPop.±%
195943,660    
197047,739+9.3%
197951,166+7.2%
198955,597+8.7%
200245,336−18.5%
201041,411−8.7%
202140,798−1.5%
Source: Census data