Shenkursky District
| Shenkursky District Шенкурский район (Russian) |
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 Location of Shenkursky District in Arkhangelsk Oblast |
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| Coordinates: 61°04′N 42°06′E / 61.067°N 42.100°ECoordinates: 61°04′N 42°06′E / 61.067°N 42.100°E | |
 The Vaga River near the selo of Rovdino, Shenkursky District |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Arkhangelsk Oblast |
| Administrative structure (as of 2012) | |
| Administrative center | town of Shenkursk |
| Administrative divisions: | |
| Towns of district significance | 1 |
| Selsoviets | 12 |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Cities/towns | 1 |
| Rural localities | 252 |
| Municipal structure (as of July 2012) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Shenkursky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 1 |
| Rural settlements | 8 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 11,298 km2 (4,362 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 15,196 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 37.5% |
| • Rural | 62.5% |
| Density | 1.35/km2 (3.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Established | July 15, 1929 |
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Shenkursky District (Russian: Ше́нкурский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Shenkursky Municipal District. It is located in the south of the oblast and borders with Vinogradovsky District in the north, Verkhnetoyemsky District in the east, Ustyansky District in the southeast, Velsky District in the south, Nyandomsky District in the west, and with Plesetsky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 11,298 square kilometers (4,362 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Shenkursk. Population: 15,196 (2010 Census);18,680 (2002 Census);22,597 (1989 Census). The population of Shenkursk accounts for 37.5% of the district's total population.
The district is located in the valley of the Vaga River, a major left tributary of the Northern Dvina. A major tributary of the Vaga is the Led River (left). Some areas in the east, northeast, north, and west of the district lie in the basin of various left tributaries of the Northern Dvina. There are many glacial lakes in the district, the biggest of which is Lake Lum.
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