Volosovsky District
| Volosovsky District Волосовский район (Russian) |
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.svg) Location of Volosovsky District in Leningrad Oblast |
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| Coordinates: 59°27′N 29°29′E / 59.450°N 29.483°ECoordinates: 59°27′N 29°29′E / 59.450°N 29.483°E | |
 Khyulgyuzi area in Volosovsky District |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Leningrad Oblast |
| Administrative structure (as of May 2012) | |
| Administrative center | town of Volosovo |
| Administrative divisions: | |
| settlement municipal formation | 15 |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Cities/towns | 1 |
| Rural localities | 202 |
| Municipal structure (as of May 2010) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Volosovsky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 1 |
| Rural settlements | 15 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,700 km2 (1,000 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 49,443 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 24.6% |
| • Rural | 75.4% |
| Density | 18.31/km2 (47.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Established | August 1, 1927 |
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Volosovsky District (Russian: Во́лосовский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the seventeen in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the oblast with Lomonosovsky District in the north, Gatchinsky District in the east, Luzhsky District in the south, Slantsevsky District in the southwest, and Kingiseppsky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 2,700 square kilometers (1,000 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Volosovo. Population: 49,443 (2010 Census); 48,128 (2002 Census);46,908 (1989 Census). The population of Volosovo accounts for 24.6% of the district's total population.
The area of the district is basically flat. Much of the area belongs to the drainage basin of the Luga River. The Luga itself forms the southern border of the district. Rivers in the minor areas in the north of the district drain into other tributaries of the Gulf of Finland. The biggest such tributary in the area of the district is the Sista.
Originally, the area of the district was populated by Finnic peoples, eventually, the Slavs began arriving. After the 9th century, the area was dependent on the Novgorod Republic. From the 15th century, it was annexed together with all Novgorod Lands by the Grand Duchy of Moscow; it belonged to the Vodskaya pyatina, one of the five pyatinas of Novgorod Lands. The area was constantly at the frontier and became the battleground between Germans and Swedes, on one side, and Russians, on the other side. In 1617, according to the Treaty of Stolbovo, the west of the area was transferred to Sweden, and in 1703, during the Great Northern War, it was conquered back by Russia.
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