Boksitogorsky District

Boksitogorsky District Бокситогорский район (Russian)
Location of Boksitogorsky District in Leningrad Oblast
Coordinates: 59°29′N 34°40′E / 59.483°N 34.667°E / 59.483; 34.667Coordinates: 59°29′N 34°40′E / 59.483°N 34.667°E / 59.483; 34.667
Flag of Boksitogorsky District
Location
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Leningrad Oblast
Administrative structure (as of May 2014)
Administrative center	town of Boksitogorsk
Administrative divisions:
Settlement municipal formations (towns)	2
Settlement municipal formations (urban-type settlements)	1
Settlement municipal formations (rural settlements)	7
Inhabited localities:
Cities/towns	2
Urban-type settlements	1
Rural localities	258
Municipal structure (as of May 2014)
Municipally incorporated as	Boksitogorsky Municipal District
Municipal divisions:
Urban settlements	3
Rural settlements	7
Statistics
Area	7,200 km2 (2,800 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census)	15,695 inhabitants
• Urban	23.0%
• Rural	77.0%
Density	2.18/km2 (5.6/sq mi)
Time zone	MSK (UTC+03:00)
Established	July 25, 1952
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Boksitogorsky District (Russian: Бокситого́рский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the seventeen in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the oblast and borders with Tikhvinsky District in the north and west, Babayevsky District of Vologda Oblast in the east, Chagodoshchensky District of Vologda Oblast in the southeast, Khvoyninsky District of Novgorod Oblast in the south, and with Lyubytinsky District of Novgorod Oblast in the southwest. The area of the district is 7,200 square kilometers (2,800 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Boksitogorsk. Population (excluding the administrative center): 15,695 (2010 Census); 17,698 (2002 Census);49,452 (1989 Census).

The district is located on the Tikhvin Ridge, which separates the basins of the Baltic and Caspian Seas. The altitudes range from 150 to 250 meters (490 to 820 ft) above sea level. The western portion of the district is mostly flat with the altitudes between 50 and 100 meters (160 and 330 ft) above sea level. The district has deposits of bauxite, limestone, dolomite, and peat.

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