Meshchovsky District
Мещовский район | |
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Coordinates: 54°19′N 35°17′E / 54.317°N 35.283°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Kaluga Oblast[1] |
Established | 1 October 1929 |
Administrative center | Meshchovsk[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 1,237.54 km2 (477.82 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 12,161 |
• Estimate (2018)[4] | 12,197 (+0.3%) |
• Density | 9.8/km2 (25/sq mi) |
• Urban | 33.7% |
• Rural | 66.3% |
Administrative structure | |
• Inhabited localities | 1 cities/towns, 168 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Meshchovsky Municipal District[5] |
• Municipal divisions[5] | 1 urban settlements, 4 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [6]) |
OKTMO ID | 29627000 |
Website | http://www.meshovsk.ru |
2021 Census | 11,529[7] |
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2010 Census | 12,161[2] |
2002 Census | 13,044[8] |
1989 Census | 15,244[9] |
1979 Census | 17,600[10] |
Meshchovsky District (Russian: Мещо́вский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[5] district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Kaluga Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,237.54 square kilometers (477.82 sq mi).[3] Its administrative center is the town of Meshchovsk.[7] As of the 2021 Census, the total population of the district was 11,529, with the population of Meshchovsk accounting for 33.0% of that number.[7]