Gryazovetsky District

Gryazovetsky District (Russian: Гря́зовецкий райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-six in Vologda Oblast, Russia. It is located in the south of the oblast and borders with Mezhdurechensky District in the north, Soligalichsky and Buysky Districts of Kostroma Oblast in the east, Lyubimsky and Pervomaysky Districts of Yaroslavl Oblast in the south, Poshekhonsky District, also of Yaroslavl Oblast, in the southeast, and with Vologodsky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 5,030 square kilometers (1,940 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Gryazovets. Population: 36,820(2010 Census); 41,644 (2002 Census); 47,136(1989 Census). The population of Gryazovets accounts for 42.2% of the district's total population.

Gryazovetsky District
Грязовецкий район
Location of Gryazovetsky District in Vologda Oblast
Coordinates: 58°53′N 40°15′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectVologda Oblast
EstablishedJuly 15, 1929
Administrative centerGryazovets
Area
  Total5,030 km2 (1,940 sq mi)
Population
  Total36,820
  Estimate 
(2018)
32,421 (−11.9%)
  Density7.3/km2 (19/sq mi)
  Urban
59.5%
  Rural
40.5%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions1 Towns of district significance, 1 Urban-type settlements, 16 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities1 cities/towns, 1 Urban-type settlements, 511 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asGryazovetsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions2 urban settlements, 5 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID19624000
Websitehttp://www.gradm.ru/
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