Sharyinsky District Шарьинский район (Russian) |
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![]() Location of Sharyinsky District in Kostroma Oblast |
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Coordinates: 58°22′N 45°30′E / 58.367°N 45.500°ECoordinates: 58°22′N 45°30′E / 58.367°N 45.500°E | |
![]() Lake Kolmovo, Sharyinsky District |
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Location | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Kostroma Oblast |
Administrative structure (as of April 2014) | |
Administrative center | town of Sharya |
Administrative divisions: | |
Settlements | 10 |
Inhabited localities: | |
Rural localities | 179 |
Municipal structure (as of March 2014) | |
Municipally incorporated as | Sharyinsky Municipal District |
Municipal divisions: | |
Urban settlements | 0 |
Rural settlements | 10 |
Statistics | |
Area | 4,070 km2 (1,570 sq mi) |
Population (2010 Census) | 10,390 inhabitants |
• Urban | 0% |
• Rural | 100% |
Density | 2.55/km2 (6.6/sq mi) |
Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
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Sharyinsky District (Russian: Шарьи́нский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Kostroma Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the oblast. The area of the district is 4,070 square kilometers (1,570 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Sharya (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 10,390 (2010 Census); 12,851 (2002 Census);16,458 (1989 Census).
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Sharyinsky District is one of the twenty-four in the oblast. The town of Sharya 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 Sharyinsky Municipal District. The town of oblast significance of Sharya is incorporated separately from the district as Sharya Urban Okrug.