Bolkhovsky District
District in Oryol Oblast, Russia
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Bolkhovsky District (Russian: Бо́лховский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[4] district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Oryol Oblast, Russia. It is located in the north of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,182.2 square kilometers (456.4 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the town of Bolkhov.[1] Population: 18,041 (2010 Census);[3] 20,417 (2002 census);[6] 23,921 (1989 Soviet census).[7] The population of Bolkhov accounts for 63.3% of the district's total population.[3]
Bolkhovsky District
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War Memorial in Krivcovo, Bolkhovsky District | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Bolkhovsky District in Oryol Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 53°26′N 36°00′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Oryol Oblast[1] |
| Established | 30 July 1928 |
| Administrative center | Bolkhov[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,182.2 km2 (456.4 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 18,041 |
| • Density | 15.261/km2 (39.525/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 63.3% |
| • Rural | 36.7% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 1 Towns of district significance, 13 Selsoviets |
| • Inhabited localities[1] | 1 cities/towns, 221 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Bolkhovsky Municipal District[4] |
| • Municipal divisions[4] | 1 urban settlements, 13 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [5]) |
| OKTMO ID | 54604000 |
| Website | http://adm-bolhov.ru |
Notable residents
- Yevgeni Preobrazhensky (1886–1937), revolutionary, economist and sociologist, born in Bolkhov
- Ilya Starinov (1900–2000), military officer, noted Soviet saboteur, born in the village of Voynovo