Anivsky District
human settlement in Russia
Anivsky District (Russian: Ани́вский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion) of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia; one of the seventeen in the oblast. Municipally, it is incorporated as Anivsky Urban Okrug. It is located in the south of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,684.8 square kilometers (1,036.6 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Aniva. Population: 17,533 (2010 census); 15,272 (2002 census); 36,740 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Aniva accounts for 52.0% of the district's total population.
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Сахалинская областная Дума. Закон №25-ЗО от 23 марта 2011 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Сахалинской области», в ред.
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