Babayevsky District

Babayevsky District
Бабаевский район
Kolp River, Babayevsky District
Location of Babayevsky District in Vologda Oblast
Coordinates: 59°23′N 35°57′E / 59.383°N 35.950°E / 59.383; 35.950
CountryRussia
Federal subjectVologda Oblast
EstablishedAugust 1, 1927
Administrative centerBabayevo
Area
  Total
9,200 km2 (3,600 sq mi)
Population
  Total
21,944
  Density2.4/km2 (6.2/sq mi)
  Urban
55.0%
  Rural
45.0
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions1 Towns of district significance, 18 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities1 cities/towns, 276 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asBabayevsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 10 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID19605000
Websitehttp://www.babaevo-adm.ru/

Babayevsky District (Russian: Баба́евский район) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-six in Vologda Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west of the oblast and borders with Vytegorsky District in the north, Belozersky District in the east, Kaduysky District in the southeast, Ustyuzhensky District in the south, Chagodoshchensky District in the southeast, and with Boksitogorsky, Tikhvinsky, and Podporozhsky Districts of Leningrad Oblast in the west. The area of the district is 9,200 square kilometers (3,600 sq mi) (the size of Cyprus). Its administrative center is the town of Babayevo. Population: 21,944(2010 Census); 24,930 (2002 Census); 29,535(1989 Soviet census). The population of Babayevo accounts for 55.0% of the district's total population.