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Babushkinsky District, Vologda Oblast

Babushkinsky District
Бабушкинский район (Russian)
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Location of Babushkinsky District in Vologda Oblast
Coordinates: 59°45′N 43°08′E / 59.750°N 43.133°E / 59.750; 43.133Coordinates: 59°45′N 43°08′E / 59.750°N 43.133°E / 59.750; 43.133
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Mount Isakova near the village of Isakovo in Babushkinsky District
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Coat of arms of Babushkinsky District
Flag of Babushkinsky District
Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Vologda Oblast
Administrative structure (as of March 2012)
Administrative center selo of imeni Babushkina
Administrative divisions:
Selsoviets 15
Inhabited localities:
Rural localities 138
Municipal structure (as of June 2015)
Municipally incorporated as Babushkinsky Municipal District
Municipal divisions:
Urban settlements 0
Rural settlements 7
Statistics
Area 7,761 km2 (2,997 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 12,779 inhabitants
• Urban 0%
• Rural 100%
Density 1.65/km2 (4.3/sq mi)
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)
Established July 15, 1929
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Babushkinsky District (Russian: Ба́бушкинский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-six in Vologda Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the oblast and borders with Nyuksensky District in the north, Kichmengsko-Gorodetsky District in the northeast, Nikolsky District in the east, Kologrivsky and Chukhlomsky Districts of Kostroma Oblast in the south, and with Totemsky District in the west. The area of the district is 7,761 square kilometers (2,997 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of imeni Babushkina. District's population: 12,779 (2010 Census); 14,994 (2002 Census);18,037 (1989 Census). The population of imeni Babushkina accounts for 31.6% of the district's population.

Prior to 1941, the district was known as Ledengsky District, and the selo of imeni Babushkina was known as Ledengskoye. Both the district and its administrative center were renamed in March 1941 to commemorate Bolshevik revolutionary Ivan Babushkin, who was born in Ledengskoye.


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