Syamzhensky District

Syamzhensky District
Сямженский район
Location of Syamzhensky District in Vologda Oblast
Coordinates: 60°01′N 41°03′E / 60.017°N 41.050°E / 60.017; 41.050
CountryRussia
Federal subjectVologda Oblast
EstablishedJanuary 25, 1935
Administrative centerSyamzha
Area
  Total
3,900 km2 (1,500 sq mi)
Population
  Total
8,745
  Density2.2/km2 (5.8/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions10 selsoviet
  Inhabited localities165 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asSyamzhensky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 8 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID19640000
Websitehttp://syamzha-ar.vologda.ru/

Syamzhensky District (Russian: Ся́мженский 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 Vozhegodsky District in the north, Verkhovazhsky District in the northeast, Totemsky District in the east, Sokolsky District in the south, and with Kharovsky District in the west. The area of the district is 3,900 square kilometers (1,500 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Syamzha. District's population: 8,745(2010 Census); 10,384 (2002 Census); 12,204(1989 Soviet census). The population of Syamzha accounts for 45.2% of the district's total population.