Orlovsky District, Kirov Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Orlovsky District.

Orlovsky District (Russian: Орло́вский райо́н) is an administrative^[1] and municipal^[3] district (raion), one of the thirty-nine in Kirov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the central part of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,989 square kilometers (768 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Orlov.^[1] Population: 12,934 (2010 Census);^[2] 16,190 (2002 Census);^[5] 19,557 (1989 Soviet census).^[6] The population of Orlov accounts for 53.8% of the district's total population.^[2]

Orlovsky District Орловский район
District
Orlovsky District
Coat of arms
Location of Orlovsky District in Kirov Oblast
Coordinates: 58°32′N 48°53′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Kirov Oblast[1]
Established	10 June 1929
Administrative center	Orlov[1]
Area <
• Total	1,989 km2 (768 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	12,934
• Density	6.5/km2 (17/sq mi)
• Urban	53.8%
• Rural	46.2%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	1 Towns, 1 Rural okrugs
• Inhabited localities[1]	1 cities/towns, 164 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Orlovsky Municipal District[3]
• Municipal divisions[3]	1 urban settlements, 1 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [4])
OKTMO ID	33645000
Website	http://admorlov.ru/

History

Until 1992, the district was called Khalturinsky (Халтуринский).^{[citation needed]}

People

• Stepan Khalturin (1857-1882)