Blagoveshchensky District, Amur Oblast

Blagoveshchensky District
Благовещенский район
Gribskov Reservoir
Location of Blagoveshchensky District in Amur Oblast
Coordinates: 50°19′N 127°31′E / 50.317°N 127.517°E / 50.317; 127.517
CountryRussia
Federal subjectAmur Oblast
Established1937
Administrative centerBlagoveshchensk
Area
  Total
3,060 km2 (1,180 sq mi)
Population
  Total
19,641
  Density6.4/km2 (17/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions11 Rural settlements
  Inhabited localities27 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asBlagoveshchensky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 11 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+9 (MSK+6 )
OKTMO ID10611000
Websitehttp://www.blagraion.ru/

Blagoveshchensky District (Russian: Благове́щенский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty in Amur Oblast, Russia. The area of the district is 3,060 square kilometers (1,180 sq mi). Its administrative center is the city of Blagoveshchensk (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 19,641(2010 Census); 18,673 (2002 Census); 18,192(1989 Soviet census).