Nikolsky District, Vologda Oblast
| Nikolsky District Никольский район (Russian) |
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.svg) Location of Nikolsky District in Vologda Oblast |
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| Coordinates: 59°32′N 45°27′E / 59.533°N 45.450°ECoordinates: 59°32′N 45°27′E / 59.533°N 45.450°E | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Vologda Oblast |
| Administrative structure (as of June 2012) | |
| Administrative center | town of Nikolsk |
| Administrative divisions: | |
| Towns of district significance | 1 |
| Selsoviets | 17 |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Cities/towns | 1 |
| Rural localities | 222 |
| Municipal structure (as of April 2013) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Nikolsky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 1 |
| Rural settlements | 10 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 7,476 km2 (2,886 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 22,414 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 38.0% |
| • Rural | 62.0% |
| Density | 3/km2 (7.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Established | June 10, 1924 |
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Nikolsky District (Russian: Нико́льский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-six in Vologda Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the oblast and borders with Kichmengsko-Gorodetsky District in the north, Vokhomsky District of Kostroma Oblast in the east, Pavinsky, Pyshchugsky, Mezhevskoy, and Kologrivsky Districts of Kostroma Oblast in the south, Babushkinsky District in the southwest, and with Nyuksensky District in the west. The area of the district is 7,476 square kilometers (2,886 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Nikolsk. Population: 22,414 (2010 Census); 26,461 (2002 Census);31,437 (1989 Census). The population of Nikolsk accounts for 38.0% of the district's total population.
The landscape of the district is dominated by the Northern Ridge chain of hills which separate the basins of the Northern Dvina and the Volga Rivers, or, more generally, the basins of the Arctic Ocean and the Caspian Sea. The rivers in the eastern part of the district drain into the Yug River, which makes a big loop inside the district. The town of Nikolsk is located on the banks of the Yug. The Yug is one of the two sources (along with the Sukhona) of the Northern Dvina. The northern part of the district belongs to the basin of the Sharzhenga River, a left tributary of the Yug. The southwestern part of the district belongs to the basin of the Unzha River, a left tributary of the Volga, and of the Mezha River, a principal (left) tributary of the Unzha. Minor areas in the south and the very east of the district are in the basin of the Vetluga River, another left tributary of the Volga, and its right tributary, the Vokhma. The sources of the Unzha and the Vokhma is located within the district limits.
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