Kargasoksky District
| Kargasoksky District Каргасокский район (Russian) |
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 Location of Kargasoksky District in Tomsk Oblast |
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| Coordinates: 59°03′28″N 80°52′16″E / 59.05778°N 80.87111°ECoordinates: 59°03′28″N 80°52′16″E / 59.05778°N 80.87111°E | |
 Oil extraction in Kargasoksky District |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Tomsk Oblast |
| Administrative structure (as of October 2012) | |
| Administrative center | selo of Kargasok |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Rural localities | 31 |
| Municipal structure (as of June 2012) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Kargasoksky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 0 |
| Rural settlements | 12 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 86,900 km2 (33,600 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 21,814 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Density | 0.25/km2 (0.65/sq mi) |
| Time zone | KRAT (UTC+07:00) |
| Established | 1959 |
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Kargasoksky District (Russian: Каргасо́кский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal 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. Population: 21,814 (2010 Census);24,756 (2002 Census);28,651 (1989 Census). The population of Kargasok accounts for 37.3% of the district's total population.
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.
In its present form, the district has existed since 1959.
95.7% of the population are ethnic Russians.Selkups at 2.1% and Khanty people at 0.6% represent the minorities.
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.
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