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Yuzhno-Kurilsky District (Russian: Ю́жно-Кури́льский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion) of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia; one of the seventeen in the oblast. Municipally, it is incorporated as Yuzhno-Kurilsky Urban Okrug. It is located on the southern Kuril Islands southeast of the Island of Sakhalin, comprising the islands of Kunashir, Shikotan, and the Habomai. The area of the district is 1,856.1 square kilometers (716.6 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Yuzhno-Kurilsk, located on the Kunashir Island. Population: 9,501 (2010 Census); 9,727 (2002 Census); 13,597 (1989 Census). The population of Yuzhno-Kurilsk accounts for 61.4% of the district's total population.
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Map of Yuzhno-Kurilskiy r-n
Dispute with Japan
The district in its entirety (along with the island of Iturup) is claimed by Japan. According to the Japanese, these islands belong to Nemuro Subprefecture of Hokkaidō Prefecture.