Istrinsky District
District in Moscow Oblast, Russia
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Istrinsky District (Russian: И́стринский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[2] district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is located in the western central part of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,268.97 square kilometers (489.95 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the town of Istra.[1] Population: 119,641 (2010 census);[3] 115,753 (2002 Census);[6] 90,572 (1989 Soviet census).[7] The population of Istra accounts for 29.3% of the district's total population.[3]
Istrinsky District
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Veledniovo, Istrinsky District | |
![]() Location of Istrinsky District in Moscow Oblast (prior to July 2012) | |
| Coordinates: 55°55′N 36°52′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Moscow Oblast[1] |
| Established | 12 July 1929 |
| Administrative center | Istra[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,268.97 km2 (489.95 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 119,641 |
| • Density | 94.2820/km2 (244.189/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 56.3% |
| • Rural | 43.7% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 2 Towns, 1 Suburban settlements, 11 Rural settlements |
| • Inhabited localities[4] | 2 cities/towns, 1 urban-type settlements[5], 237 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Istrinsky Municipal District[2] |
| • Municipal divisions[2] | 3 urban settlements, 11 rural settlements |
| Website | |
Geography
The Istra River flows through the district.
Alyokhnovo is one of the rural communities in the district.
