Palekhsky District
Палехский район | |
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Coordinates: 56°48′N 41°52′E / 56.800°N 41.867°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Ivanovo Oblast[1] |
Established | 25 January 1935 |
Administrative center | Palekh[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 853 km2 (329 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 10,884 |
• Density | 13/km2 (33/sq mi) |
• Urban | 49.0% |
• Rural | 51.0% |
Administrative structure | |
• Inhabited localities[4] | 123 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Palekhsky Municipal District[5] |
• Municipal divisions[5] | 1 urban settlements, 3 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [6]) |
OKTMO ID | 24617000 |
Website | http://palekhmr.ru/ |
Palekhsky District (Russian: Па́лехский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia.[1] It is located in the center of the oblast. The area of the district is 853 square kilometers (329 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the urban locality (a settlement) of Palekh.[1] Population: 8,947 (2021 Census);[7] 10,884 (2010 Russian census);[3] 12,791 (2002 Census);[8] 14,662 (1989 Soviet census).[9] The population of Palekh accounts for 51.8% of the district's total population.[7]