Vologodsky District

Vologodsky District
Вологодский район
Location of Vologodsky District in Vologda Oblast
Coordinates: 59°26′N 39°41′E / 59.433°N 39.683°E / 59.433; 39.683
CountryRussia
Federal subjectVologda Oblast
EstablishedJuly 15, 1929
Administrative centerVologda
Area
  Total
4,500 km2 (1,700 sq mi)
Population
  Total
50,438
  Density11/km2 (29/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions23 selsoviet
  Inhabited localities912 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asVologodsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 12 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID19620000
Websitehttp://volraion.ru/

Vologodsky District (Russian: Волого́дский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-six in Vologda Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center of the oblast and borders with Ust-Kubinsky and Sokolsky Districts in the northeast, Mezhdurechensky District in the east, Gryazovetsky District in the southeast, Poshekhonsky District of Yaroslavl Oblast in the southwest, Sheksninsky District in the west, and with Kirillovsky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 4,500 square kilometers (1,700 sq mi). Its administrative center is the city of Vologda (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 50,438(2010 Census); 50,956 (2002 Census); 64,946(1989 Soviet census). As of 2010, Vologodsky District was the most populous among all the districts of Vologda Oblast.