Kolyshleysky District

Kolyshleysky District
Колышлейский район
School in Old Potlovka, Kolyshleysky District
Location of Kolyshleysky District in Penza Oblast
Coordinates: 52°42′01″N 44°32′04″E / 52.70028°N 44.53444°E / 52.70028; 44.53444
CountryRussia
Federal subjectPenza Oblast
Established23 July 1928
Administrative centerKolyshley
Area
  Total
1,685 km2 (651 sq mi)
Population
  Total
26,187
  Density16/km2 (40/sq mi)
  Urban
31.7%
  Rural
68.3%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions1 Work settlements, 8 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities1 urban-type settlements, 60 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asKolyshleysky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 8 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID56633000
Websitehttp://rkolyshley.pnzreg.ru/

Kolyshleysky District (Russian: Колышле́йский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Penza Oblast, Russia. It is in the south of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,685 square kilometers (651 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Kolyshley. Population: 26,187 (2010 Census); 27,751(2002 Census); 29,125(1989 Soviet census). The population of Kolyshley accounts for 31.7% of the district's total population.