Kargasoksky District

Kargasoksky District
Каргасокский район (Russian)

Location of Kargasoksky District in Tomsk Oblast
Coordinates: 59°03′28″N 80°52′16″E / 59.05778°N 80.87111°E / 59.05778; 80.87111Coordinates: 59°03′28″N 80°52′16″E / 59.05778°N 80.87111°E / 59.05778; 80.87111

Oil extraction in Kargasoksky District
Flag
Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Tomsk Oblast[1]
Administrative structure (as of October 2012)
Administrative center selo of Kargasok[1]
Inhabited localities:[1]
Rural localities 31
Municipal structure (as of June 2012)
Municipally incorporated as Kargasoksky Municipal District[2]
Municipal divisions:[2]
Urban settlements 0
Rural settlements 12
Statistics
Area 86,900 km2 (33,600 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 21,814 inhabitants[3]
 Urban 0%
 Rural 100%
Density 0.25/km2 (0.65/sq mi)[4]
Time zone KRAT (UTC+07:00)[5]
Established 1959
Official website
Kargasoksky District on WikiCommons

Kargasoksky District (Russian: Каргасо́кский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[2] district (raion), one of the sixteen in Tomsk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northern, western, and southwestern parts of the oblast. The area of the district is 86,900 square kilometers (33,600 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Kargasok.[1] Population: 21,814 (2010 Census);[3] 24,756(2002 Census);[6] 28,651(1989 Census).[7] The population of Kargasok accounts for 37.3% of the district's total population.[3]

Geography

At 86,900 square kilometers (33,600 sq mi), it is the largest district by area in Tomsk Oblast, accounting for over a quarter of its total territory.

History

In its present form, the district has existed since 1959.

Demographics

95.7% of the population are ethnic Russians. Selkups at 2.1% and Khanty people at 0.6% represent the minorities.

Economy

Natural resources include oil, peat and clay, sand. The district produces 60% of oil and all of the natural gas in Tomsk Oblast. 2008 oil production was at 7.4 million tons.

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #271-OZ
  2. 1 2 3 Law #201-OZ
  3. 1 2 3 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 is only approximate 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 №271-ФЗ от 03 июля 2016 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 #271-FZ of July 03, 2016 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.

Sources

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.