Vichugsky District
Вичугский район | |
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Coordinates: 57°12′N 41°55′E / 57.200°N 41.917°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Ivanovo Oblast[1] |
Administrative center | Vichuga[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 1,005 km2 (388 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 20,201 |
• Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) |
• Urban | 59.7% |
• Rural | 40.3% |
Administrative structure | |
• Inhabited localities[4] | 168 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Vichugsky Municipal District[5] |
• Municipal divisions[5] | 3 urban settlements, 3 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [6]) |
OKTMO ID | 24601000 |
Website | http://www.vichuga-mr.ru |
2021 Census | 16415[7] |
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2010 Census | 20,201[3] |
2002 Census | 23,676[8] |
1989 Census | 27,026[9] |
1979 Census | 30,405[10] |
Vichugsky District (Russian: Ви́чугский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia.[4] It is located in the northern central part of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,005 square kilometers (388 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the town of Vichuga[1] (which is not administratively a part of the district).[11] As of the 2021 Census, the total population of the district was 16,415.[7]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Vichugsky District is one of the twenty-one in the oblast.[1] The town of Vichuga serves as its administrative center,[1] despite being incorporated separately as an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[11]
As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Vichugsky Municipal District.[5] The Town of Vichuga is incorporated separately from the district as Vichuga Urban Okrug.[12]