Sokolsky District, Vologda Oblast

Sokolsky District
Сокольский район
Location of Sokolsky District in Vologda Oblast
Coordinates: 59°28′N 40°07′E / 59.467°N 40.117°E / 59.467; 40.117
CountryRussia
Federal subjectVologda Oblast
EstablishedJuly 15, 1929
Administrative centerSokol
Area
  Total
4,100 km2 (1,600 sq mi)
Population
  Total
12,947
  Density3.2/km2 (8.2/sq mi)
  Urban
37.0%
  Rural
63.0%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions1 Towns of district significance, 12 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities1 cities/towns, 406 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asSokolsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions2 urban settlements, 8 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID19638000
Websitehttp://www.sokoladm.ru

Sokolsky District (Russian: Со́кольский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-six in Vologda Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center of the oblast and borders with Kharovsky and Syamzhensky Districts in the north, Totemsky District in the east, Mezhdurechensky District in the south, Vologodsky District in the southwest, and with Ust-Kubinsky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 4,100 square kilometers (1,600 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Sokol (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 12,947(2010 Census); 14,951 (2002 Census); 17,585(1989 Soviet census).