Velizhsky District
Велижский район | |
|---|---|
 Velizh in winter, Velizhsky District | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Velizhsky District in Smolensk Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 55°36′N 31°12′E / 55.600°N 31.200°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Smolensk Oblast[1] |
| Established | 1927 |
| Administrative center | Velizh[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,473.19 km2 (568.80 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 12,248 |
| • Density | 8.3/km2 (22/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 62.2% |
| • Rural | 37.8% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 1 Urban settlements, 8 Rural settlements |
| • Inhabited localities[1] | 1 cities/towns, 157 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Velizhsky Municipal District[3] |
| • Municipal divisions[3] | 1 urban settlements, 8 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [4]) |
| OKTMO ID | 66603000 |
| Website | http://velizh.admin-smolensk.ru/ |
Velizhsky District (Russian: Ве́лижский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[3] district (raion), one of the twenty-five in Smolensk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northwest of the oblast and borders with Vitebsk District, Vitebsk Region of Belarus in the west, Usvyatsky and Kunyinsky Districts of Pskov Oblast in the northwest, Zapadnodvinsky and Zharkovsky Districts of Tver Oblast in the northeast, Demidovsky District in the east, and with Rudnyansky District in the south. The area of the district is 1,473.19 square kilometers (568.80 sq mi).[1] Its administrative center is the town of Velizh.[1] Population: 12,248 (2010 Census);[2] 14,329 (2002 Census);[5] 17,239 (1989 Soviet census).[6] The population of Velizh accounts for 62.2% of the district's total population.[2]
- ^ a b c d e f g Resolution #261
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c Law #88-z
- ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ 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).
- ^ 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.