Kholm-Zhirkovsky District (Russian: Холм-Жирковский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[5] district (raion), one of the twenty-five in Smolensk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the north of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,033.40 square kilometers (785.10 sq mi).[1] Its administrative center is the urban locality (a settlement) of Kholm-Zhirkovsky.[1] Population: 10,717 (2010 Census);[2] 12,815 (2002 Census);[7] 15,966 (1989 Census).[8] The population of the administrative center accounts for 32.6% of the district's total population.[2]
Kholm-Zhirkovsky District
Холм-Жирковский район | |
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Coordinates: 55°30′53″N 33°29′56″E / 55.51472°N 33.49889°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Smolensk Oblast[1] |
Established | 1 October 1929 |
Administrative center | Kholm-Zhirkovsky[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 2,033.40 km2 (785.10 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 10,717 |
• Estimate (2018)[3] | 9,374 (−12.5%) |
• Density | 5.3/km2 (14/sq mi) |
• Urban | 32.6% |
• Rural | 67.4% |
Administrative structure | |
• Administrative divisions | 1 Urban settlements, 14 Rural settlements |
• Inhabited localities[1] | 1 Urban-type settlements[4], 177 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Kholm-Zhirkovsky Municipal District[5] |
• Municipal divisions[5] | 1 urban settlements, 14 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [6]) |
OKTMO ID | 66654000 |
Website | http://holm.admin-smolensk.ru/ |