Vargashinsky District
Варгашинский район | |
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Coordinates: 55°20′N 65°46′E / 55.333°N 65.767°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Kurgan Oblast[1] |
Established | 3 November 1923 |
Administrative center | Vargashi[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 3,020 km2 (1,170 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 19,919 |
• Density | 6.6/km2 (17/sq mi) |
• Urban | 46.5% |
• Rural | 53.5% |
Administrative structure | |
• Administrative divisions | 1 Urban-type settlements under district jurisdiction, 18 Selsoviets |
• Inhabited localities[1] | 1 Urban-type settlements[3], 52 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Vargashinsky Municipal District[4] |
• Municipal divisions[4] | 1 urban settlements, 18 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+5 (MSK+2 [5]) |
OKTMO ID | 37606000 |
Website | http://www.45варгаши.рф/ |
Vargashinsky District (Russian: Варгаши́нский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[4] district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Kurgan Oblast, Russia. It is located in the central and northern parts of the oblast. The area of the district is 3,020 square kilometers (1,170 sq mi).[citation needed] Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Vargashi.[1] Population: 19,919 (2010 Census);[2] 23,255 (2002 Census);[6] 24,417 (1989 Soviet census).[7] The population of the administrative center accounts for 46.5% of the district's total population.[2]