Severo-Kurilsky District
Severo-Kurilsky District is one of the seventeen administrative districts of Sakhalin Oblast in Russia. It is a part of the northern Kuril Islands, located to the east of the Island of Sakhalin and southwest of the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Russian mainland. Covering an area of, its seat and administrative center is the town of Severo-Kurilsk on Paramushir island. As per the 2010 census, it had a population of 2,536 inhabitants with the entire population residing in Severo-Kurilsk. The economy is largely based on fisheries and seafood processing.
Geography
Severo-Kurilsky is one of the seventeen administrative districts of Sakhalin Oblast in Russia. Covering an area of, it is a part of the northern Kuril Islands. It is located to the east of the Island of Sakhalin and southwest of the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Russian mainland. Its seat and administrative center is the town of Severo-Kurilsk on Paramushir island.The climate varies from sub-Arctic to temperate climate along the islands. The vegetation varies and is mostly composed of larch and spruce trees. Summers are mild, with temperatures rising above 10 degrees Celsius only for two months. Short, foggy months are followed by a long, and cold winter. The average annual rainfall ranges from. The district is prone to natural disasters such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and tsunamis. The 1952 Severo-Kurilsk earthquake and the tsunami that followed resulted in large-scale destruction of the entire town. The district was struck by another major earthquake and tsunami in 2025.