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Palekhsky District

Palekhsky District
Палехский район (Russian)
Location of Palekhsky District (Ivanovo Oblast).svg
Location of Palekhsky District in Ivanovo Oblast
Coordinates: 56°48′N 41°52′E / 56.800°N 41.867°E / 56.800; 41.867Coordinates: 56°48′N 41°52′E / 56.800°N 41.867°E / 56.800; 41.867
Потанино.JPG
The village of Potanino in Palekhsky District
Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Ivanovo Oblast
Administrative structure (as of May 2015)
Administrative center settlement of Palekh
Inhabited localities:
Rural localities 123
Municipal structure (as of May 2015)
Municipally incorporated as Palekhsky Municipal District
Municipal divisions:
Urban settlements 1
Rural settlements 3
Statistics
Area 853 km2 (329 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 10,884 inhabitants
• Urban 49.0%
• Rural 51.0%
Density 12.76/km2 (33.0/sq mi)
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)
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Palekhsky District (Russian: Па́лехский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center of the oblast. The area of the district is 853 square kilometers (329 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (a settlement) of Palekh. Population: 10,884 (2010 Census); 12,791 (2002 Census);14,662 (1989 Census). The population of Palekh accounts for 49.0% of the district's total population.


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