Velsky District
Velsky District
Вельский район | |
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The Ustya River near the confluence with the Kokshenga River in Velsky District | |
Location of Velsky District in Arkhangelsk Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 61°04′N 42°06′E / 61.067°N 42.100°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Arkhangelsk Oblast |
| Established | July 15, 1929 |
| Administrative center | Velsk |
| Area | |
• Total | 10,060 km2 (3,880 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 54,792 |
| • Density | 5.4/km2 (14/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 54.4% |
| • Rural | 43.6% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 1 Towns of district significance, 1 Urban-type settlements with jurisdictional territory, 20 Selsoviets |
| • Inhabited localities | 1 cities/towns, 1 urban-type settlements, 320 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Velsky Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 2 urban settlements, 20 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| OKTMO ID | 11605000 |
| Website | http://www.velskmo.ru/ |
Velsky District (Russian: Ве́льский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Velsky Municipal District. It is located in the south of the oblast and borders with Shenkursky District in the north, Ustyansky District in the east, Verkhovazhsky District of Vologda Oblast in the south, Konoshsky District in the west, and with Nyandomsky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 10,060 square kilometers (3,880 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Velsk. Population: 54,792 (2010 Census); 61,819 (2002 Census); 71,474 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Velsk accounts for 43.6% of the district's total population.