Vargashinsky District

Vargashinsky District
Варгашинский район
Vargashinsky District Administration building in Vargashi
Location of Vargashinsky District in Kurgan Oblast
Coordinates: 55°20′N 65°46′E / 55.333°N 65.767°E / 55.333; 65.767
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKurgan Oblast
Established3 November 1923
Administrative centerVargashi
Area
  Total
3,020 km2 (1,170 sq mi)
Population
  Total
19,919
  Density6.6/km2 (17/sq mi)
  Urban
46.5%
  Rural
53.5%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions1 Urban-type settlements under district jurisdiction, 18 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities1 urban-type settlements, 52 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asVargashinsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 18 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+5 (MSK+2 )
OKTMO ID37606000
Websitehttp://www.45варгаши.рф/

Vargashinsky District (Russian: Варгаши́нский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Kurgan Oblast, Russia. It is located in the central and northern parts of the oblast. The area of the district is 3,020 square kilometers (1,170 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Vargashi. Population: 19,919(2010 Census); 23,255 (2002 Census); 24,417(1989 Soviet census). The population of the administrative center accounts for 46.5% of the district's total population.