Severo-Kurilsky District (russian: Се́веро-Кури́льский райо́н) is an administrative district (

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) of

Sakhalin Oblast Sakhalin Oblast ( rus, Сахали́нская о́бласть, r=Sakhalínskaya óblast', p=səxɐˈlʲinskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast) comprising the island of Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands in the Russian ...

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...

; one of the seventeen in the

oblast An oblast (; ; Cyrillic (in most languages, including Russian and Ukrainian): , Bulgarian: ) is a type of administrative division of Belarus, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Ukraine, as well as the Soviet Union and the Kingdo ...

.Law #25-ZO Municipally, it is incorporated as Severo-Kurilsky Urban Okrug.Law #524 It is located on the northern

Kuril Islands The Kuril Islands or Kurile Islands (; rus, Кури́льские острова́, r=Kuril'skiye ostrova, p=kʊˈrʲilʲskʲɪjə ɐstrɐˈva; Japanese: or ) are a volcanic archipelago currently administered as part of Sakhalin Oblast in the ...

to the east of the Island of Sakhalin and immediately southwest of the

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. The area of the district is . Its

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is the

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Severo-Kurilsk Severo-Kurilsk (russian: Се́веро-Кури́льск; ja, 柏原, ''Kashiwabara'') is a town and the administrative center of Severo-Kurilsky District of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, located in the northern part of the Kuril Islands, on the i ...

Paramushir Paramushir (russian: Парамушир, Paramushir, ja, 幌筵島, Paramushiru-tō, ain, パラムシㇼ, translit=Para=mu=sir) is a volcanic island in the northern portion of Kuril Islands chain in the Sea of Okhotsk in the northwest Pacific Oc ...

island. Population: The population of Severo-Kurilsk accounts for almost 100% of the district's total population,No population was reported during the 2010 Census for the only rural locality in the district. though there is often a seasonal population on the island of

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Islands

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Podgorny Nikolai Viktorovich Podgorny, ''Mykola Viktorovych Pidhornyy'' rus, Никола́й Ви́кторович Подго́рный, p=nʲɪkɐˈlaj ˈvʲiktərəvʲɪtɕ pɐdˈgornɨj, links=yes ( – 12 January 1983) was a Soviet statesman who ...

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, , Шумшу, , 占守島, , Shumushu, , Baikovo, , , , align="right", 388.0 , , align="right", 20 , -style="background:#FFFFFF;" , Atlasov , , Атласова, , Araido / 阿頼度島, , Oyakoba, , Alaidskaya Bay, , , , align="right", 150.0 , , align="right", 0 , -style="background:#FFFFFF;" ,

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, , Парамушир, , 幌筵島, , Paramushiro, ,

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Antsiferov Antsiferov (feminine form: Antsiferova) is a Russian-language surname derived from the archaic Russian first name "Antsifer" (Анцифер), in turn derived from "Onisifor" (Онисифор, Onesiphorus). People with the name include: *Alexei A ...

, , Анциферова, , 志林規島, , Shirinki, , Antsiferov beach, , Cape Terkut, , align="right", 7.0 , , align="right", 0 , -style="background:#FFFFFF;" ,

Makanrushi Makanrushi (russian: Маканруши; Japanese 磨勘留島; Makanru-tō) is an uninhabited volcanic island located near the northern end of the Kuril Islands chain in the Sea of Okhotsk in the northwest Pacific Ocean. Its name is derived f ...

, , Маканруши, , 磨勘留島, , Makanru , , Zakat, , , , align="right", 50.0 , , align="right", 0 , -style="background:#FFFFFF;" ,

Onekotan Onekotan (russian: Онекотан; Japanese 温禰古丹島; Onekotan-tō, occasionally Onnekotan-tō, ain, オネコタン　or　オネコタㇴ) is an uninhabited volcanic island located near the northern end of the Kuril Islands chain in ...

, , Онекотан, , 温禰古丹島, , , , Mussel, , Kuroisi, Nemo, Shestakov, , align="right", 425.0 , , align="right", 0 , -style="background:#FFFFFF;" , Kharimkotan , , Харимкотан, , 春牟古丹島, , Harimukotan, Harumukotan, , Sunazhma, , Severgin Bay, , align="right", 70.0 , , align="right", 0 , -style="background:#FFFFFF;" , Ekarma , , Экарма, , 越渇磨島, , Ekaruma, , Kruglyy, , , , align="right", 30.0 , , align="right", 0 , -style="background:#FFFFFF;" , Chirinkotan , , Чиринкотан, , 知林古丹島, , , , Cape Ptichy, , , , align="right", 6.0 , , align="right", 0 , -style="background:#FFFFFF;" ,

Shiashkotan Shiashkotan (russian: Шиашкотан); ( ja, 捨子古丹島; Shasukotan-tō) is an uninhabited volcanic island near the center of the Kuril Islands chain in the Sea of Okhotsk in the northwest Pacific Ocean, separated from Ekarma by the E ...

, , Шиашкотан, , 捨子古丹島, , Shasukotan , , Makarovka, , , , align="right", 122.0 , , align="right", 0 , -style="background:#FFFFFF;" ,

Raikoke Raikoke (russian: Райкоке, ja, 雷公計島), also spelled Raykoke, is, as of 2019 a Russian uninhabited volcanic island near the centre of the Kuril Islands chain in the Sea of Okhotsk in the northwest Pacific Ocean, distant from the is ...

, , Райкоке, , 雷公計島, , , , Raikoke, , , , align="right", 4.6 , , align="right", 0 , -style="background:#FFFFFF;" , Matua , , Матуа, , 松輪島, , Matsuwa, Matsua, , Sarychevo, , , , align="right", 52.0 , , align="right", 0 , -style="background:#FFFFFF;" , Rasshua , , Расшуа, , 羅処和島, , Rasutsuwa, Rashowa, , Arches Point, , , , align="right", 67.0 , , align="right", 0 , -style="background:#FFFFFF;" ,

Ushishir Ushishir (russian: Ушишир; Japanese: 宇志知島; Ushishiru-tō; Ainu: ウシシㇼ, lit. "Land of the bay") is a collective name for two uninhabited volcanic islands and several reefs, all being parts of an eponymous partially submerged v ...

, , Ушишир, , 宇志知島, , Ushishiru , , Kraternya, , Ryponkicha, , align="right", 5.0 , , align="right", 0 , -style="background:#FFFFFF;" , Ketoy , , Кетой, , 計吐夷島, , Ketoi, , Storozheva, , , , align="right", 73.0 , , align="right", 0 , -style="background:#FFFFFF;" , Other , , , , , , , , Toporkova, , Ostrov Srednego, Lowuschki Rock, , align="right", 1.3 , , align="right", 0 , -style="background:#AEE0F2;"

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