Bolkhovsky District
Болховский район | |
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Coordinates: 53°26′N 36°00′E / 53.433°N 36.000°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Oryol Oblast[1] |
Established | 30 July 1928 |
Administrative center | Bolkhov[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 1,182.2 km2 (456.4 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 18,041 |
• Estimate (2018)[4] | 16,942 (−6.1%) |
• 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[5] |
• Municipal divisions[5] | 1 urban settlements, 13 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [6]) |
OKTMO ID | 54604000 |
Website | http://adm-bolhov.ru |
Bolkhovsky District (Russian: Бо́лховский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[5] 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);[7] 23,921 (1989 Census).[8] The population of Bolkhov accounts for 63.3% of the district's total population.[3]