Birobidzhansky District
Биробиджанский район | |
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Other transcription(s) | |
• Yiddish | ביראָבידזשאַן סקי דיסטריקט |
![]() Convent of St. Innocent, village of Razdolnoye, Birobidzhansky District | |
![]() Location of Birobidzhansky District in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast | |
Coordinates: 48°47′N 132°56′E / 48.783°N 132.933°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Jewish Autonomous Oblast[1] |
Established | 1934![]() |
Administrative center | Birobidzhan[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 4,442.56 km2 (1,715.28 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 11,907 |
• Density | 2.7/km2 (6.9/sq mi) |
• Urban | 0% |
• Rural | 100% |
Administrative structure | |
• Inhabited localities[1] | 20 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Birobidzhansky Municipal District[4] |
• Municipal divisions[5] | 0 urban settlements, 6 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+10 (MSK+7 ![]() |
OKTMO ID | 99605000 |
Website | http://br.eao.ru/ |
Birobidzhansky District (Russian: Биробиджа́нский райо́н, Yiddish: ביראָבידזשאַן סקי דיסטריקט) is an administrative[1] and municipal[4] district (raion), one of the five in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center of the autonomous oblast. The area of the district is 4,442.56 square kilometers (1,715.28 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the town of Birobidzhan (which is not administratively a part of the district).[1] Population: 11,907 (2010 Census);[3] 13,018 (2002 Census);[7] 15,437 (1989 Soviet census).[8]