Sovetsko-Gavansky District

Sovetsko-Gavansky District
Советско-Гаванский район
MIG-17 Monument, Sovetsko-Gavansky District
Location of Sovetsko-Gavansky District in Khabarovsk Krai
Coordinates: 48°58′0.1″N 140°16′59.9″E / 48.966694°N 140.283306°E / 48.966694; 140.283306
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKhabarovsk Krai
Established1925
Administrative centerSovetskaya Gavan
Area
  Total
15,534 km2 (5,998 sq mi)
Population
  Total
15,794
  Density1.0/km2 (2.6/sq mi)
  Urban
94.9%
  Rural
5.1%
Administrative structure
  Inhabited localities3 urban-type settlements, 5 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asSovetsko-Gavansky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions4 urban settlements, 1 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+10 (MSK+7 )
OKTMO ID08642000
Websitehttp://sovgavan-rayon.ru/

Sovetsko-Gavansky District (Russian: Сове́тско-Га́ванский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the seventeen in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the krai. The area of the district is 15,534 square kilometers (5,998 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Sovetskaya Gavan (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 15,794(2010 Census); 16,602(2002 Census); 24,302(1989 Soviet census).