Kholm-Zhirkovsky District

Kholm-Zhirkovsky District
Холм-Жирковский район
Bridge over Dnieper River, Nakhimovskoe, Kholm-Zhirkovsky District
Location of Kholm-Zhirkovsky District in Smolensk Oblast
Coordinates: 55°30′53″N 33°29′56″E / 55.51472°N 33.49889°E / 55.51472; 33.49889
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSmolensk Oblast
Established1 October 1929
Administrative centerKholm-Zhirkovsky
Area
  Total
2,033.40 km2 (785.10 sq mi)
Population
  Total
10,717
  Density5.3/km2 (14/sq mi)
  Urban
32.6%
  Rural
67.4%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions1 Urban settlements, 14 Rural settlements
  Inhabited localities1 urban-type settlements, 177 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asKholm-Zhirkovsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 14 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID66654000
Websitehttp://holm.admin-smolensk.ru/

Kholm-Zhirkovsky District (Russian: Холм-Жирковский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-five in Smolensk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the north of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,033.40 square kilometers (785.10 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (a settlement) of Kholm-Zhirkovsky. Population: 10,717 (2010 Census); 12,815(2002 Census); 15,966(1989 Soviet census). The population of the administrative center accounts for 32.6% of the district's total population.