Kotelnichsky District
| Kotelnichsky District Котельничский район (Russian) |
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.svg) Location of Kotelnichsky District in Kirov Oblast |
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| Coordinates: 58°18′N 48°20′E / 58.300°N 48.333°ECoordinates: 58°18′N 48°20′E / 58.300°N 48.333°E | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kirov Oblast |
| Administrative structure (as of July 2012) | |
| Administrative center | town of Kotelnich |
| Administrative divisions: | |
| rural okrug | 20 |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Rural localities | 250 |
| Municipal structure (as of July 2012) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Kotelnichsky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 0 |
| Rural settlements | 20 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,940 km2 (1,520 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 15,799 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Density | 4.01/km2 (10.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
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Kotelnichsky District (Russian: Коте́льничский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirty-nine in Kirov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is 3,940 square kilometers (1,520 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Kotelnich (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 15,799; (2010 Census) 20,507 (2002 Census);27,712 (1989 Census).
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kotelnichsky District is one of the thirty-nine in the oblast. The town of Kotelnich serves as its administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.
As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Kotelnichsky Municipal District. The Town of Kotelnich is incorporated separately from the district as Kotelnich Urban Okrug.
The Otvorskoye and Gorokhovskoye peat narrow gauge railways for hauling peat operate in the district.
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