Mozhaysky District, Moscow Oblast

Mozhaysky District
Можайский район
Village Tikhonovo, Mozhaysky District
Location of Mozhaysky District in Moscow Oblast (before July 2012)
Coordinates: 55°30′N 36°02′E / 55.500°N 36.033°E / 55.500; 36.033
CountryRussia
Federal subjectMoscow Oblast
Established1929
Administrative centerMozhaysk
Area
  Total
2,627.28 km2 (1,014.40 sq mi)
Population
  Total
72,745
  Density28/km2 (72/sq mi)
  Urban
47.7%
  Rural
52.3%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions1 Towns, 1 Work settlements, 9 Rural settlements
  Inhabited localities1 cities/towns, 1 urban-type settlements, 356 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asMozhaysky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions2 urban settlements, 9 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID46633000
Websitehttp://www.admmozhaysk.ru/

Mozhaysky District (Russian: Можа́йский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west of the oblast and borders with Smolensk Oblast in the west, Kaluga Oblast in the south, Shakhovskoy District in the north, Volokolamsky District in the northeast, Ruzsky District in the east, and with Naro-Fominsky District in the southeast. The area of the district is 2,627.28 square kilometers (1,014.40 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Mozhaysk. Population: 72,745 (2010 Census); 70,303(2002 Census); 42,593(1989 Soviet census). The population of Mozhaysk accounts for 43.1% of the district's total population.