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District in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Poshekhonsky District (Russian: Пошехо́нский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[6] district (raion), one of the seventeen in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia. It is located in the north of the oblast. The area of the district is 4,400 square kilometers (1,700 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the town of Poshekhonye.[1] Population: 14,292 (2010 Census);[3] 18,209 (2002 Census);[8] 22,734 (1989 Soviet census).[9] The population of Poshekhonye accounts for 42.6% of the district's total population.[3]
Poshekhonsky District
Пошехонский район | |
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Coordinates: 58°30′N 39°07′E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Yaroslavl Oblast[1] |
Established | 10 June 1929 |
Administrative center | Poshekhonye[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 4,400 km2 (1,700 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 14,292 |
13,227 (−7.5%) | |
• Density | 3.2/km2 (8.4/sq mi) |
• Urban | 42.6% |
• Rural | 57.4% |
Administrative structure | |
• Administrative divisions | 1 Towns of district significance, 18 Rural okrugs |
• Inhabited localities[5] | 1 cities/towns, 414 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Poshekhonsky Municipal District[6] |
• Municipal divisions[6] | 1 urban settlements, 4 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [7]) |
OKTMO ID | 78634000 |
Website | http://www.adm.yar.ru/power/mest/poshekh/ |
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