Severo-Kurilsky District
Severo-Kurilsky District is an administrative district of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia; one of the seventeen in the oblast. Municipally, it is incorporated as Severo-Kurilsky Urban Okrug. It is located on the northern Kuril Islands to the east of the Island of Sakhalin and immediately southwest of the Kamchatka Peninsula. The area of the district is. Its administrative center is the town of Severo-Kurilsk on Paramushir island. Population: The population of Severo-Kurilsk accounts for almost 100% of the district's total population, though there is often a seasonal population on the island of Shumshu.
Islands
The district includes the following islands from north to south:Island | Name | Name | Alternative names | Capital / Landing point | Other Cities | Area | Population |
Severo-Kurilsky District | North Kurils | Severo-Kurilsk | Shelikovo, Podgorny, Baikovo | 3,504.00 | 2,560 | ||
Shumshu | Шумшу | 占守島 | Shumushu | Baikovo | 388.0 | 20 | |
Atlasov | Атласова | Araido / 阿頼度島 | Oyakoba | Alaidskaya Bay | 150.0 | 0 | |
Awos | Avos | 0.1 | 0 | ||||
Paramushir | Парамушир | 幌筵島 | Paramushiro | Severo-Kurilsk | Shelikovo, Podgorny | 2,053.0 | 2,540 |
Antsiferov | Анциферова | 志林規島 | Shirinki | Antsiferov beach | Cape Terkut | 7.0 | 0 |
Makanrushi | Маканруши | 磨勘留島 | Makanru | Zakat | 50.0 | 0 | |
Onekotan | Онекотан | 温禰古丹島 | Mussel | Kuroisi, Nemo, Shestakov | 425.0 | 0 | |
Kharimkotan | Харимкотан | 春牟古丹島 | Harimukotan, Harumukotan | Sunazhma | Severgin Bay | 70.0 | 0 |
Ekarma | Экарма | 越渇磨島 | Ekaruma | Kruglyy | 30.0 | 0 | |
Chirinkotan | Чиринкотан | 知林古丹島 | Cape Ptichy | 6.0 | 0 | ||
Shiashkotan | Шиашкотан | 捨子古丹島 | Shasukotan | Makarovka | 122.0 | 0 | |
Raikoke | Райкоке | 雷公計島 | Raikoke | 4.6 | 0 | ||
Matua | Матуа | 松輪島 | Matsuwa, Matsua | Sarychevo | 52.0 | 0 | |
Rasshua | Расшуа | 羅処和島 | Rasutsuwa, Rashowa | Arches Point | 67.0 | 0 | |
Ushishir | Ушишир | 宇志知島 | Ushishiru | Kraternya | Ryponkicha | 5.0 | 0 |
Ketoy | Кетой | 計吐夷島 | Ketoi | Storozheva | 73.0 | 0 | |
Other | Toporkova | Ostrov Srednego, Lowuschki Rock | 1.3 | 0 |