Znamensky District, Oryol Oblast

Znamensky District
Знаменский район
Orlovskoye Polesye National Park, Znamensky District
Location of Znamensky District in Oryol Oblast
Coordinates: 53°17′N 35°41′E / 53.283°N 35.683°E / 53.283; 35.683
CountryRussia
Federal subjectOryol Oblast
Established5 August 1929
Administrative centerZnamenskoye
Area
  Total
817.1 km2 (315.5 sq mi)
Population
  Total
5,016
  Density6.1/km2 (16/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions7 selsoviet
  Inhabited localities94 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asZnamensky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 7 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID54620000
Websitehttp://admznamen.ru/

Znamensky District (Russian: Зна́менский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Oryol Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northwest of the oblast. The area of the district is 817.1 square kilometers (315.5 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Znamenskoye. Population: 5,016 (2010 Census); 6,458(2002 Census); 6,510(1989 Soviet census). The population of Znamenskoye accounts for 33.9% of the district's total population.