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Vichugsky District

Vichugsky District
Вичугский район (Russian)
Location of Vichugsky District (Ivanovo Oblast).svg
Location of Vichugsky District in Ivanovo Oblast
Coordinates: 57°12′N 41°55′E / 57.200°N 41.917°E / 57.200; 41.917Coordinates: 57°12′N 41°55′E / 57.200°N 41.917°E / 57.200; 41.917
Семигорье. Причал - panoramio.jpg
A pier in the village of Semigorye in Vichugsky District
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Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Ivanovo Oblast
Administrative structure (as of February 2015)
Administrative center town of Vichuga
Inhabited localities:
Rural localities 168
Municipal structure (as of December 2014)
Municipally incorporated as Vichugsky Municipal District
Municipal divisions:
Urban settlements 3
Rural settlements 3
Statistics
Area 1,005 km2 (388 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 20,201 inhabitants
• Urban 59.7%
• Rural 40.3%
Density 20.1/km2 (52/sq mi)
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)
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Population of Vichugsky District
2010 Census 20,201
2002 Census 23,676
1989 Census 27,026
1979 Census 30,405

Vichugsky District (Russian: Ви́чугский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northern central part of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,005 square kilometers (388 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Vichuga (which is not administratively a part of the district). As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 20,201.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Vichugsky District is one of the twenty-one in the oblast. The town of Vichuga serves as its administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.

As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Vichugsky Municipal District. The Town of Vichuga is incorporated separately from the district as Vichuga Urban Okrug.


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