Lensky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast
| Lensky District Ленский район (Russian) |
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 Location of Lensky 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 | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Arkhangelsk Oblast |
| Administrative structure (as of 2012) | |
| Administrative center | selo of Yarensk |
| Administrative divisions: | |
| Urban-type settlements with jurisdictional territory | 1 |
| Selsoviets | 9 |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Urban-type settlements | 1 |
| Rural localities | 146 |
| Municipal structure (as of March 2012) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Lensky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 1 |
| Rural settlements | 3 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 10,700 km2 (4,100 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 13,362 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 34.3% |
| • Rural | 65.7% |
| Density | 1.25/km2 (3.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Established | June 1, 1924 |
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Lensky District (Russian: Ле́нский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Lensky Municipal District. It is located in the southeast of the oblast and borders with Udorsky District of the Komi Republic in the north, Syktyvdinsky, Ust-Vymsky, and Sysolsky Districts, also of the Komi Republic, in the east, Vilegodsky District in the south, and with Kotlassky and Krasnoborsky Districts in the west. The area of the district is 10,700 square kilometers (4,100 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Yarensk. Population: 13,362 (2010 Census);16,071 (2002 Census);20,488 (1989 Census). The population of Yarensk accounts for 27.4% of the district's total population.
The name of the district originates from the selo of Lena, which at the formation of the district in 1924 was intended to be the administrative center. While the plans to move the administrative center to Lena had never been realized, the name remained unchanged.
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