Krasnoborsky District
| Krasnoborsky District Красноборский район (Russian) |
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 Location of Krasnoborsky District in Arkhangelsk Oblast |
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| Coordinates: 61°33′N 45°56′E / 61.550°N 45.933°ECoordinates: 61°33′N 45°56′E / 61.550°N 45.933°E | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Arkhangelsk Oblast |
| Administrative structure (as of 2011) | |
| Administrative center | selo of Krasnoborsk |
| Administrative divisions: | |
| selsoviet | 10 |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Rural localities | 341 |
| Municipal structure (as of March 2012) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Krasnoborsky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 0 |
| Rural settlements | 7 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 9,500 km2 (3,700 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 13,815 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Density | 1.45/km2 (3.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Established | April 10, 1924 |
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Krasnoborsky District (Russian: Краснобо́рский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia.Municipally, it is incorporated as Krasnoborsky Municipal District. It is located in the southeast of the oblast and borders with Verkhnetoyemsky District in the north, Udorsky District of the Komi Republic in the northeast, Lensky District in the east, Kotlassky District in the south, and with Ustyansky District in the west. Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Krasnoborsk. District's population: 13,815 (2010 Census);17,144 (2002 Census);20,491 (1989 Census). The population of Krasnoborsk accounts for 34.5% of the district's total population.
The area was originally populated by the Finno-Ugric peoples and then colonized by the Novgorod Republic. After the fall of Novgorod, the area became a part of the Grand Duchy of Moscow. Krasnoborsk was founded in 1602 as Krasny Bor. From the 17th century, Krasny Bor held an annual trade fair.
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