Tarnogsky District

Tarnogsky District
Тарногский район
A lake near Tarnogsky Gorodok
Location of Tarnogsky District in Vologda Oblast
Coordinates: 60°30′N 43°33′E / 60.500°N 43.550°E / 60.500; 43.550
CountryRussia
Federal subjectVologda Oblast
EstablishedJanuary 25, 1935
Administrative centerTarnogsky Gorodok
Area
  Total
5,200 km2 (2,000 sq mi)
Population
  Total
12,838
  Density2.5/km2 (6.4/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions13 selsoviet
  Inhabited localities265 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asTarnogsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 6 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID19642000
Websitehttp://tarnoga-region.ru/

Tarnogsky District (Russian: Та́рногский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-six in Vologda Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the oblast and borders with Ustyansky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast in the north, Nyuksensky District in the east, Totemsky District in the south, and with Verkhovazhsky District in the west. The area of the district is 5,200 square kilometers (2,000 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Tarnogsky Gorodok. District's population: 12,838(2010 Census); 15,363 (2002 Census); 17,402(1989 Soviet census). The population of Tarnogsky Gorodok accounts for 41.8% of the district's total population.