Bolkhovsky District

Bolkhovsky District (Russian: Бо́лховский райо́н) is an administrative^[1] and municipal^[4] district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Oryol Oblast, Russia. It is located in the north of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,182.2 square kilometers (456.4 sq mi).^[2] Its administrative center is the town of Bolkhov.^[1] Population: 18,041 (2010 Census);^[3] 20,417 (2002 Census);^[6] 23,921 (1989 Soviet census).^[7] The population of Bolkhov accounts for 63.3% of the district's total population.^[3]

Bolkhovsky District Болховский район
District
War Memorial in Krivcovo, Bolkhovsky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Bolkhovsky District in Oryol Oblast
Coordinates: 53°26′N 36°00′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Oryol Oblast[1]
Established	30 July 1928
Administrative center	Bolkhov[1]
Area [2]
• Total	1,182.2 km2 (456.4 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	18,041
• Density	15/km2 (40/sq mi)
• Urban	63.3%
• Rural	36.7%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	1 Towns of district significance, 13 Selsoviets
• Inhabited localities[1]	1 cities/towns, 221 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Bolkhovsky Municipal District[4]
• Municipal divisions[4]	1 urban settlements, 13 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [5])
OKTMO ID	54604000
Website	http://adm-bolhov.ru

Notable residents

• Yevgeni Preobrazhensky (1886–1937), revolutionary, economist and sociologist, born in Bolkhov
• Ilya Starinov (1900–2000), military officer, noted Soviet saboteur, born in the village of Voynovo