Nerekhtsky District Нерехтский район (Russian) |
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Location of Nerekhtsky District in Kostroma Oblast |
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Coordinates: 57°27′N 40°35′E / 57.450°N 40.583°ECoordinates: 57°27′N 40°35′E / 57.450°N 40.583°E | |
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Location | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Kostroma Oblast |
Administrative structure (as of April 2014) | |
Administrative center | town of Nerekhta |
Administrative divisions: | |
Settlements | 4 |
Inhabited localities: | |
Rural localities | 160 |
Municipal structure (as of March 2014) | |
Municipally incorporated as | Nerekhtsky Municipal District |
Municipal divisions: | |
Urban settlements | 1 |
Rural settlements | 4 |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,140 km2 (440 sq mi) |
Population (2010 Census) | 11,416 inhabitants |
• Urban | 0% |
• Rural | 100% |
Density | 10.01/km2 (25.9/sq mi) |
Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
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Nerekhtsky District (Russian: Не́рехтский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Kostroma Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,140 square kilometers (440 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Nerekhta (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 11,416 (2010 Census); 13,447 (2002 Census);15,393 (1989 Census).
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Nerekhtsky District is one of the twenty-four in the oblast. The town of Nerekhta 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 district is incorporated as Nerekhtsky Municipal District, with the town of oblast significance of Nerekhta being incorporated within it as Nerekhta Urban Settlement.