Ostrovsky District, Kostroma Oblast

Ostrovsky District
Островский район
Park Manor Shchelykovo the house-museum of Alexander Ostrovsky, Ostrovsky District
Location of Ostrovsky District in Kostroma Oblast
Coordinates: 57°48′16″N 42°14′28″E / 57.80444°N 42.24111°E / 57.80444; 42.24111
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKostroma Oblast
Established1929
Administrative centerOstrovskoye
Area
  Total
2,720 km2 (1,050 sq mi)
Population
  Total
12,787
  Density4.7/km2 (12/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions6 Settlements
  Inhabited localities122 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asOstrovsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 6 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID34630000
Websitehttp://www.ostrovskoe.ru/

Ostrovsky District (Russian: Остро́вский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Kostroma Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,720 square kilometers (1,050 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a settlement of rural type) of Ostrovskoye. Population: 9,110(2021 Census); 12,787(2010 Census); 14,758 (2002 Census); 17,141(1989 Soviet census). The population of Ostrovskoye accounts for 46.3% of the district's total population.