Olkhovsky District

Olkhovsky District
Ольховский район
Belogorsky Holy Trinity Monastery, Olkhovsky District
Location of Olkhovsky District in Volgograd Oblast
Coordinates: 49°51′N 44°34′E / 49.850°N 44.567°E / 49.850; 44.567
CountryRussia
Federal subjectVolgograd Oblast
Established25 October 1928
Administrative centerOlkhovka
Area
  Total
3,300 km2 (1,300 sq mi)
Population
  Total
17,626
  Density5.3/km2 (14/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions14 selsoviet
  Inhabited localities31 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asOlkhovsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 13 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID18643000

Olkhovsky District (Russian: Ольхо́вский райо́н) is an administrative [district (raion), one of the thirty-three in Volgograd Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Olkhovsky Municipal District. It is located in the center of the oblast. The area of the district is 3,300 square kilometers (1,300 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Olkhovka. Population: 17,626(2010 Census); 19,178 (2002 Census); 18,356(1989 Soviet census). The population of Olkhovka accounts for 30.6% of the district's total population.