Starooskolsky District

Starooskolsky District
Старооскольский район
Church of the Nativity
Location of Starooskolsky District in Belgorod Oblast
Coordinates: 51°18′25″N 37°50′17″E / 51.307°N 37.838°E / 51.307; 37.838
CountryRussia
Federal subjectBelgorod Oblast
Established30 July 1928
Administrative centerStary Oskol
Area
  Total
1,694 km2 (654 sq mi)
Population
  Total
35,457
  Density21/km2 (54/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Inhabited localities78 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asStarooskolsky Urban Okrug
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID14740000
Websitehttps://belregion.ru/region/?ELEMENT_ID=266

Starooskolsky District (Russian: Старооско́льский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Belgorod Oblast, Russia. It is located in the north of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,694 square kilometers (654 sq mi). Its administrative center is the city of Stary Oskol (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 35,457(2010 Census); 35,063 (2002 Census); 35,266(1989 Soviet census).