Zalegoshchensky District

Zalegoshchensky District
Залегощенский район
Entrance overlook, Zalegoshchensky District
Location of Zalegoshchensky District in Oryol Oblast
Coordinates: 52°54′03″N 36°53′13″E / 52.90083°N 36.88694°E / 52.90083; 36.88694
CountryRussia
Federal subjectOryol Oblast
Established18 January 1935
Administrative centerZalegoshch
Area
  Total
1,138.0 km2 (439.4 sq mi)
Population
  Total
15,376
  Density14/km2 (35/sq mi)
  Urban
34.7%
  Rural
65.3%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions1 Urban-type settlements, 10 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities1 urban-type settlements, 128 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asZalegoshchensky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 10 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID54618000
Websitehttp://admzalegosh.ru/

Zalegoshchensky District (Russian: Залегощенский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Oryol Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,138.0 square kilometers (439.4 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Zalegoshch. Population: 15,376 (2010 Census); 17,802(2002 Census); 18,640(1989 Soviet census). The population of Zalegoshch accounts for 34.7% of the district's total population.