Shenkursky District

Shenkursky District
Шенкурский район
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 / 61.067; 42.100
CountryRussia
Federal subjectArkhangelsk Oblast
EstablishedJuly 15, 1929
Administrative centerShenkursk
Area
  Total
11,298 km2 (4,362 sq mi)
Population
  Total
15,196
  Density1.3/km2 (3.5/sq mi)
  Urban
37.5%
  Rural
62.5%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions1 Towns of district significance, 12 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities1 cities/towns, 252 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asShenkursky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 8 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID11658000
Websitehttp://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.