Kholmogorsky District

Kholmogorsky District (Russian: Холмого́рский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Kholmogorsky Municipal District. It is located in the center of the oblast and borders with Pinezhsky District in the east, Vinogradovsky District in the southeast, the territory of the town of oblast significance of Mirny in the south, Plesetsky District in the southwest, and with Primorsky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 16,827 square kilometers (6,497 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Kholmogory. District's population: 25,061(2010 Census); 30,797(2002 Census); 35,891(1989 Census). The population of Kholmogory accounts for 16.6% of the district's total population.

Kholmogorsky District
Холмогорский район
Siya Monastery of St. Antonius, Kholmogorsky District
Location of Kholmogorsky District in Arkhangelsk Oblast
Coordinates: 64°13′N 41°39′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectArkhangelsk Oblast
EstablishedJuly 15, 1929
Administrative centerKholmogory
Area
  Total16,827 km2 (6,497 sq mi)
Population
  Total25,061
  Estimate 
(2018)
20,327 (−18.9%)
  Density1.5/km2 (3.9/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions18 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities423 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asKholmogorsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 17 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID11656000
Websitehttp://www.holmogori.ru
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