Istrinsky District
Истринский район | |
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Coordinates: 55°55′N 36°52′E / 55.917°N 36.867°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/km2 (240/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 | [1] |
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]