Kotlassky District
| Kotlassky District Котласский район (Russian) |
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 Location of Kotlassky District in Arkhangelsk Oblast |
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| Coordinates: 61°15′N 46°39′E / 61.250°N 46.650°ECoordinates: 61°15′N 46°39′E / 61.250°N 46.650°E | |
 The Limenda River in Kotlassky District |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Arkhangelsk Oblast |
| Administrative structure (as of 2012) | |
| Administrative center | town of Kotlas |
| Administrative divisions: | |
| Towns of district significance | 1 |
| Urban-type settlements with jurisdictional territory | 2 |
| Selsoviets | 12 |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Cities/towns | 1 |
| Urban-type settlements | 2 |
| Rural localities | 303 |
| Municipal structure (as of March 2012) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Kotlassky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 3 |
| Rural settlements | 1 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 6,300 km2 (2,400 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 21,005 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 43.2% |
| • Rural | 56.8% |
| Density | 3.33/km2 (8.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Established | June 25, 1924 |
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Kotlassky District (Russian: Ко́тласский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Kotlassky Municipal District. It is located in the southeast of the oblast and borders with Krasnoborsky District in the north, Lensky District in the northeast, Vilegodsky District in the east, Luzsky District of Kirov Oblast and Velikoustyugsky District of Vologda Oblast in the south, and with Ustyansky District in the west. The area of the district is 6,300 square kilometers (2,400 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Kotlas (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 21,005 (2010 Census);24,964 (2002 Census);32,800 (1989 Census).
The district is located on both banks of the Northern Dvina River and its main right tributary, the Vychegda. The Northern Dvina and the Vychegda divide the district into three comparably sized areas.
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