Soskovsky District
Сосковский район | |
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Coordinates: 52°44′45″N 35°23′11″E / 52.74583°N 35.38639°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Oryol Oblast[1] |
Established | 30 July 1928 |
Administrative center | Soskovo[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 611.6 km2 (236.1 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 5,982 |
• Density | 9.8/km2 (25/sq mi) |
• Urban | 0% |
• Rural | 100% |
Administrative structure | |
• Administrative divisions | 7 selsoviet |
• Inhabited localities[1] | 82 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Soskovsky Municipal District[3] |
• Municipal divisions[3] | 0 urban settlements, 7 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [4]) |
OKTMO ID | 54653000 |
Website | http://adminsoskov.57ru.ru/ |
Soskovsky District (Russian: Сосковский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[3] district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Oryol Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is 611.6 square kilometers (236.1 sq mi).[citation needed] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Soskovo.[1] Population: 5,982 (2010 Census);[2] 8,214 (2002 Census);[5] 9,122 (1989 Soviet census).[6] The population of Soskovo accounts for 30.0% of the district's total population.[2]