Alexandrovsky District, Tomsk Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Alexandrovsky District.
Alexandrovsky District
Александровский район (Russian)
Coordinates: 60°26′N 77°54′E / 60.433°N 77.900°ECoordinates: 60°26′N 77°54′E / 60.433°N 77.900°E
Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Tomsk Oblast[1]
Administrative structure (as of October 2012)
Administrative center selo of Alexandrovskoye[1]
Inhabited localities:[1]
Rural localities 8
Municipal structure (as of October 2004)
Municipally incorporated as Alexandrovsky Municipal District[2]
Municipal divisions:[2]
Urban settlements 0
Rural settlements 6
Statistics
Area 29,900 km2 (11,500 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 8,686 inhabitants[3]
- Urban 0%
- Rural 100%
Density 0.29/km2 (0.75/sq mi)[4]
Time zone OMST (UTC+06:00)[5]
Established 1923
Official website
Alexandrovsky District on WikiCommons

Alexandrovsky District (Russian: Александровский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[2] district (raion), one of the sixteen in Tomsk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northwest of the oblast and borders with the territory of Strezhevoy Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction, with Kargasoksky District, and with Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug. The area of the district is 29,900 square kilometers (11,500 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Alexandrovskoye.[1] Population: 8,686 (2010 Census);[3] 10,136(2002 Census);[6] 11,356(1989 Census)[7]—the second least populated in Tomsk Oblast (after Teguldetsky District). The population of Alexandrovskoye accounts for 83.0% of the district's total population.[3]

Geography

The Ob River splits the district in two parts and serves as the main means of transportation. The majority of the district's inhabited localities are located along the Ob.

History

The district was established in 1923 as a part of Tobolsk Okrug of Ural Oblast.

Economy

Twenty-two proven oil fields are located on the territory of the district, as well as natural gas and combustible peat deposits. There are no ground links to either Tomsk or the cities in Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug; communication is possible via air or river transportation.

Demographics

As of 2007, ethnic Russians formed the majority with 80%, followed by Germans at 9%, and Khant-Selkups at 4.8%.

References

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Law #271-OZ
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Law #227-OZ
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  4. The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2010 Census population by the area specified in the infobox. Please note that this value may not be accurate as the area specified in the infobox does not necessarily correspond to the area of the entity proper or is reported for the same year as the population.
  5. Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  6. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек" [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  7. Demoscope Weekly (1989). "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров" [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года[All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.

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