Zhirnovsky District (Russian: Жи́рновский райо́н) is an administrative[1] district (raion), one of the thirty-three in Volgograd Oblast, Russia. As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Zhirnovsky Municipal District.[7] It is located in the north of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,970 square kilometers (1,150 sq mi).[citation needed] Its administrative center is the town of Zhirnovsk.[2] Population: 43,685 (2010 Russian census);[4] 47,575 (2002 Census);[9] 46,418 (1989 Soviet census).[10] The population of Zhirnovsk accounts for 38.6% of the district's total population.[4]
Zhirnovsky District
Жирновский район | |
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Coordinates: 50°59′N 44°46′E / 50.983°N 44.767°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Volgograd Oblast[1] |
Established | April 1942 |
Administrative center | Zhirnovsk[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 2,970 km2 (1,150 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 43,685 |
• Estimate (2018)[5] | 39,034 (−10.6%) |
• Density | 15/km2 (38/sq mi) |
• Urban | 71.4% |
• Rural | 28.6% |
Administrative structure | |
• Administrative divisions | 1 Towns of district significance, 3 Urban-type settlements, 11 Selsoviets |
• Inhabited localities | 1 cities/towns, 3 Urban-type settlements[6], 32 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Zhirnovsky Municipal District[7] |
• Municipal divisions[7] | 4 urban settlements, 11 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [8]) |
OKTMO ID | 18612000 |
Website | http://www.admzhirn.ru/ |