Sergiyevo-Posadsky District

Sergiyevo-Posadsky District
Сергиево-Посадский район
St. Sergius Monastery, Sergieyevo-Posadsky District
Location of Sergiyevo-Posadsky District in Moscow Oblast
Coordinates: 56°18′N 38°08′E / 56.300°N 38.133°E / 56.300; 38.133
CountryRussia
Federal subjectMoscow Oblast
Established12 July 1929
Administrative centerSergiyev Posad
Area
  Total
1,997.14 km2 (771.10 sq mi)
Population
  Total
225,693
  Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
  Urban
78.0%
  Rural
22.0%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions4 Towns, 2 Work settlements, 6 Rural settlements
  Inhabited localities4 cities/towns, 2 urban-type settlements, 289 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asSergiyevo-Posadsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions6 urban settlements, 6 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID46615000
Websitehttp://www.sergiev-reg.ru/

Sergiyevo-Posadsky District (Russian: Се́ргиево-Поса́дский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is located in the north of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,997.14 square kilometers (771.10 sq mi). Its administrative center is the city of Sergiyev Posad. Population: 225,693 (2010 Census); 230,481(2002 Census); 123,404(1989 Soviet census). The population of Sergiyev Posad accounts for 49.3% of the district's total population.