Velikoustyugsky District
| Velikoustyugsky District Великоустюгский район (Russian) |
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.svg) Location of Velikoustyugsky District in Vologda Oblast |
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| Coordinates: 60°46′N 46°18′E / 60.767°N 46.300°ECoordinates: 60°46′N 46°18′E / 60.767°N 46.300°E | |
 The Strelna River near the village of Studenoye in Velikoustyugsky District |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Vologda Oblast |
| Administrative structure (as of June 2012) | |
| Administrative center | town of Veliky Ustyug |
| Administrative divisions: | |
| Selsoviets | 20 |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Rural localities | 434 |
| Municipal structure (as of June 2015) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Velikoustyugsky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 3 |
| Rural settlements | 17 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 7,700 km2 (3,000 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 18,087 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Density | 2.35/km2 (6.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Established | June 10, 1924 |
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Velikoustyugsky District (Russian: Великоу́стюгский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-six in Vologda Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the oblast and borders with Kotlassky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast in the north, Luzsky District of Kirov Oblast in the east, Podosinovsky District of Kirov Oblast in the southeast, Kichmengsko-Gorodetsky District in the south, Nyuksensky District in the west, and with Ustyansky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast in the northwest. The area of the district is 7,700 square kilometers (3,000 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Veliky Ustyug (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 18,087 (2010 Census); 22,210 (2002 Census);26,146 (1989 Census).
In Veliky Ustyug, the Sukhona and Yug Rivers form the Northern Dvina, one of the biggest rivers in Europe. Upstream from the town of Kotlas, and especially within the limits of the district, the Northern Dvina is sometimes referred to as the Little Northern Dvina. The Sukhona, the Yug, and the Northern Dvina split the district into three roughly equal areas. The biggest tributary of the Yug within the district is the Luza River. Minor areas in the west of the district lie in the basin of the Kizema River, itself in the basin of the Vaga. Some areas in the north of the district are in the basin of the Ustya River, a tributary of the Vaga. The whole district belongs to the basin of the Northern Dvina.
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