Zalegoshchensky District
District in Oryol Oblast, Russia
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Zalegoshchensky District (Russian: Залегощенский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[5] district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Oryol Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,138.0 square kilometers (439.4 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Zalegoshch.[1] Population: 15,376 (2010 Census);[3] 17,802 (2002 census);[7] 18,640 (1989 Soviet census).[8] The population of Zalegoshch accounts for 34.7% of the district's total population.[3]
Zalegoshchensky District
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Entrance overlook, Zalegoshchensky District | |
![]() Location of Zalegoshchensky District in Oryol Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 52°54′03″N 36°53′13″E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Oryol Oblast[1] |
| Established | 18 January 1935 |
| Administrative center | Zalegoshch[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,138.0 km2 (439.4 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 15,376 |
| • Density | 13.511/km2 (34.994/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 34.7% |
| • Rural | 65.3% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 1 Urban-type settlements, 10 Selsoviets |
| • Inhabited localities[1] | 1 urban-type settlements[4], 128 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Zalegoshchensky Municipal District[5] |
| • Municipal divisions[5] | 1 urban settlements, 10 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK |
| OKTMO ID | 54618000 |
| Website | http://admzalegosh.ru/ |
Notable residents
- Georgy Parshin (1916–1956), pilot, twice awarded Hero of the Soviet Union
