Shigonsky District

Shigonsky District
Шигонский район
River transport, Shigonsky District
Location of Shigonsky District in Samara Oblast
Coordinates: 53°23′11″N 48°40′42″E / 53.38639°N 48.67833°E / 53.38639; 48.67833
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSamara Oblast
Established12 January 1965
Administrative centerShigony
Area
  Total
2,134.4 km2 (824.1 sq mi)
Population
  Total
21,002
  Density9.8/km2 (25/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Inhabited localities46 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asShigonsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 12 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+4 (MSK+1 )
OKTMO ID36650000
Websitehttp://www.shigony.samregion.ru/

Shigonsky District (Russian: Шиго́нский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Samara Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,134.4 square kilometers (824.1 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Shigony. Population: 21,002 (2010 Census); 23,596(2002 Census); 26,001(1989 Soviet census). The population of the administrative center accounts for 23.7% of the district's total population.