Kolsky District

Kolsky District
Кольский район
Landscape in Kolsky District
Landscape in Kolsky District
Coat of arms of Kolsky District
Map
Location of Kolsky District in Murmansk Oblast
Coordinates: 68°53′N 33°03′E / 68.883°N 33.050°E / 68.883; 33.050
CountryRussia
Federal subjectMurmansk Oblast[1]
EstablishedAugust 1, 1927[2][3][4]
Administrative centerKola[1]
Government
 • TypeLocal government
 • BodyCouncil of Deputies[2]
 • Head[2]Mikhail Chekrygin[5]
Area
 • Total27,600 km2 (10,700 sq mi)
Population
 • Total44,670
 • Density1.6/km2 (4.2/sq mi)
 • Urban
76.4%
 • Rural
23.6%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions1 Towns, 5 Urban-type settlements, 5 Territorial okrugs
 • Inhabited localities1 cities/towns, 5 Urban-type settlements[7], 26 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asKolsky Municipal District[8]
 • Municipal divisions[8]6 urban settlements, 5 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[9])
OKTMO ID47605000
HolidayAugust 1[2]
Websitehttp://kola.murmansk.ru

Kolsky District (Russian: Ко́льский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the six in Murmansk Oblast, Russia.[1] As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Kolsky Municipal District.[8] It is located in the northwest of the oblast, partially lies on the Kola Peninsula, and borders with the Barents Sea in the north and Finland in the west.[3] The area of the district is 27,600 square kilometers (10,700 sq mi).[3] Its administrative center is the town of Kola.[1] Population: 44,670 (2010 Census);[6] 51,125 (2002 Census);[10] 73,555 (1989 Soviet census).[11] The population of Kola accounts for 23.4% of the district's total population.[6]

  1. ^ a b c d Law #96-01-ZMO
  2. ^ a b c d Charter of Kolsky District
  3. ^ a b c d Official website of Kolsky District. Information About the District Archived October 19, 2012, at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference ATSBook34 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Official website of Kolsky District. Head of Administration Archived October 19, 2012, at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  6. ^ a b c Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  7. ^ The count of urban-type settlements may include the work settlements, the resort settlements, the suburban (dacha) settlements, as well as urban-type settlements proper.
  8. ^ a b c Law #577-01-ZMO
  9. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  10. ^ Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  11. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.