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Mikhaylovsky District, Volgograd Oblast

Mikhaylovsky District
Михайловский район (Russian)
Volgogradskaya oblast Mikhaylovsky rayon.png
Location of Mikhaylovsky District in Volgograd Oblast
Coordinates: 50°04′N 43°15′E / 50.067°N 43.250°E / 50.067; 43.250Coordinates: 50°04′N 43°15′E / 50.067°N 43.250°E / 50.067; 43.250
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Coat of arms
Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Volgograd Oblast
Administrative structure (as of 2011)
Administrative center town of Mikhaylovka
Administrative divisions:
selsoviet 15
Inhabited localities:
Rural localities 54
Municipal structure (as of June 2012)
Municipally incorporated as Mikhaylovka Urban Okrug
Statistics
Area 3,660 km2 (1,410 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 25,936 inhabitants
• Urban 0%
• Rural 100%
Density 7.09/km2 (18.4/sq mi)
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)
Official website
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Mikhaylovsky District (Russian: Миха́йловский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the thirty-three in Volgograd Oblast, Russia. As a municipal division, it is a part of Mikhaylovka Urban Okrug. It is located in the northwestern central part of the oblast. The area of the district is 3,660 square kilometers (1,410 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Mikhaylovka (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 25,936 (2010 Census); 25,978 (2002 Census);25,112 (1989 Census).

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Mikhaylovsky District is one of the thirty-three in the oblast. The town of Mikhaylovka serves as its administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as a town of oblast significance—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.

As a municipal division, the territory of the administrative district and the territory of the town of oblast significance of Mikhaylovka are incorporated together as Mikhaylovka Urban Okrug. The district used to be incorporated as Mikhaylovsky Municipal District, but effective July 10, 2012, the municipal district was merged into Mikhaylovka Urban Okrug and abolished.


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