Zhirnovsky District

Zhirnovsky District
Жирновский район
Lake Liman in Zhirnovsky District
Location of Zhirnovsky District in Volgograd Oblast
Coordinates: 50°59′N 44°46′E / 50.983°N 44.767°E / 50.983; 44.767
CountryRussia
Federal subjectVolgograd Oblast
EstablishedApril 1942
Administrative centerZhirnovsk
Area
  Total
2,970 km2 (1,150 sq mi)
Population
  Total
43,685
  Density15/km2 (38/sq mi)
  Urban
71.4%
  Rural
28.6%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions1 Towns of district significance, 3 Urban-type settlements, 11 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities1 cities/towns, 3 urban-type settlements, 32 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asZhirnovsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions4 urban settlements, 11 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID18612000
Websitehttp://www.admzhirn.ru/

Zhirnovsky District (Russian: Жи́рновский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the thirty-three in Volgograd Oblast, Russia. As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Zhirnovsky Municipal District. It is located in the north of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,970 square kilometers (1,150 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Zhirnovsk. Population: 43,685(2010 Census); 47,575 (2002 Census); 46,418(1989 Soviet census). The population of Zhirnovsk accounts for 38.6% of the district's total population.