Pyshchugsky District

Pyshchugsky District
Пыщугский район
Landscape in Pyshchugsky District
Location of Pyshchugsky District in Kostroma Oblast
Coordinates: 58°53′01″N 45°42′35″E / 58.88361°N 45.70972°E / 58.88361; 45.70972
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKostroma Oblast
Administrative centerPyshchug
Area
  Total
1,966 km2 (759 sq mi)
Population
  Total
5,201
  Density2.6/km2 (6.9/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions4 Settlements
  Inhabited localities46 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asPyshchugsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 4 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID34638000
Websitehttp://www.pyshchug-adm.ru/

Pyshchugsky District (Russian: Пы́щугский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Kostroma Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,966 square kilometers (759 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Pyshchug. Population: 3,484(2021 Census); 5,201(2010 Census); 6,176 (2002 Census); 6,965(1989 Soviet census). The population of Pyshchug accounts for 60.3% of the district's total population.