Vichugsky District
District in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia
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Vichugsky District (Russian: Ви́чугский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia.[4] It is located in the northern central part of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,005 square kilometers (388 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the town of Vichuga[1] (which is not administratively a part of the district).[11] As of the 2021 Census, the total population of the district was 16,415.[7]
Vichugsky District
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A pier in the village of Semigorye in Vichugsky District | |
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 Location of Vichugsky District in Ivanovo Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 57°12′N 41°55′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Ivanovo Oblast[1] |
| Administrative center | Vichuga[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,005 km2 (388 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 20,201 |
| • Density | 20.10/km2 (52.06/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 59.7% |
| • Rural | 40.3% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Inhabited localities[4] | 168 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Vichugsky Municipal District[5] |
| • Municipal divisions[5] | 3 urban settlements, 3 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [6]) |
| OKTMO ID | 24601000 |
| Website | http://www.vichuga-mr.ru |
| 2021 Census | 16415[7] |
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| 2010 Census | 20,201[3] |
| 2002 Census | 23,676[8] |
| 1989 Census | 27,026[9] |
| 1979 Census | 30,405[10] |
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Vichugsky District is one of the twenty-one in the oblast.[1] The town of Vichuga serves as its administrative center,[1] despite being incorporated separately as an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[11]
As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Vichugsky Municipal District.[5] The Town of Vichuga is incorporated separately from the district as Vichuga Urban Okrug.[12]