Volosovsky District
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.
Volosovsky District
Волосовский район | |
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Khyulgyuzi area in Volosovsky District | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Volosovsky District in Leningrad Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 59°27′N 29°29′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Leningrad Oblast |
| Established | August 1, 1927 |
| Administrative center | Volosovo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,700 km2 (1,000 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 49,443 |
| • Estimate (2018) | 51,675 (+4.5%) |
| • Density | 18/km2 (47/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 24.6% |
| • Rural | 75.4% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 15 settlement municipal formation |
| • Inhabited localities | 1 cities/towns, 202 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Volosovsky Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 1 urban settlements, 15 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| OKTMO ID | 41606000 |
| Website | http://волосовскийрайон.рф/ |
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