Monastyrshchinsky District
Monastyrshchinsky District
Монастырщинский район | |
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Location of Monastyrshchinsky District in Smolensk Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 54°21′N 31°50′E / 54.350°N 31.833°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Smolensk Oblast |
| Established | 1 October 1929 |
| Administrative center | Monastyrshchina |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,513.75 km2 (584.46 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 10,788 |
| • Density | 7.1/km2 (18/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 37.7% |
| • Rural | 62.3% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 1 Urban settlements, 9 Rural settlements |
| • Inhabited localities | 1 urban-type settlements, 202 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Monastyrshchinsky Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 1 urban settlements, 6 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| OKTMO ID | 66627000 |
| Website | http://monast.admin-smolensk.ru |
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Monastyrshchinsky District (Russian: Монасты́рщинский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-five in Smolensk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west of the oblast and borders with Smolensky District in the north, Pochinkovsky District in the east, Khislavichsky District in the south, Mstsislaw District of Mogilev Region of Belarus in the west, and with Krasninsky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 1,513.75 square kilometers (584.46 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (a settlement) of Monastyrshchina. Population: 10,788 (2010 Census); 13,876 (2002 Census); 17,559 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Monastyrshchino accounts for 37.7% of the district's total population.