Shenkursky District
Shenkursky District
Шенкурский район | |
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The Vaga River near the selo of Rovdino, Shenkursky District | |
Location of Shenkursky District in Arkhangelsk Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 61°04′N 42°06′E / 61.067°N 42.100°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Arkhangelsk Oblast |
| Established | July 15, 1929 |
| Administrative center | Shenkursk |
| Area | |
• Total | 11,298 km2 (4,362 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 15,196 |
| • Density | 1.3/km2 (3.5/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 37.5% |
| • Rural | 62.5% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 1 Towns of district significance, 12 Selsoviets |
| • Inhabited localities | 1 cities/towns, 252 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Shenkursky Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 1 urban settlements, 8 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| OKTMO ID | 11658000 |
| Website | http://www.shenkursk-region.ru/ |
Shenkursky District (Russian: Ше́нкурский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Shenkursky Municipal District. It is located in the south of the oblast and borders with Vinogradovsky District in the north, Verkhnetoyemsky District in the east, Ustyansky District in the southeast, Velsky District in the south, Nyandomsky District in the west, and with Plesetsky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 11,298 square kilometers (4,362 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Shenkursk. Population: 15,196 (2010 Census); 18,680 (2002 Census); 22,597 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Shenkursk accounts for 37.5% of the district's total population.