Nikolsky District, Vologda Oblast

Nikolsky District
Никольский район
Location of Nikolsky District in Vologda Oblast
Coordinates: 59°32′N 45°27′E / 59.533°N 45.450°E / 59.533; 45.450
CountryRussia
Federal subjectVologda Oblast
EstablishedJune 10, 1924
Administrative centerNikolsk
Area
  Total
7,476 km2 (2,886 sq mi)
Population
  Total
22,414
  Density3.0/km2 (7.8/sq mi)
  Urban
38.0%
  Rural
62.0%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions1 Towns of district significance, 17 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities1 cities/towns, 222 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asNikolsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 10 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID19634000
Websitehttp://www.nikolskreg.ru/

Nikolsky District (Russian: Нико́льский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-six in Vologda Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the oblast and borders with Kichmengsko-Gorodetsky District in the north, Vokhomsky District of Kostroma Oblast in the east, Pavinsky, Pyshchugsky, Mezhevskoy, and Kologrivsky Districts of Kostroma Oblast in the south, Babushkinsky District in the southwest, and with Nyuksensky District in the west. The area of the district is 7,476 square kilometers (2,886 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Nikolsk. Population: 22,414(2010 Census); 26,461 (2002 Census); 31,437(1989 Soviet census). The population of Nikolsk accounts for 38.0% of the district's total population.