Ustyuzhensky District

Ustyuzhensky District
Устюженский район
Location of Ustyuzhensky District in Vologda Oblast
Coordinates: 58°50′N 36°26′E / 58.833°N 36.433°E / 58.833; 36.433
CountryRussia
Federal subjectVologda Oblast
EstablishedAugust 1, 1927
Administrative centerUstyuzhna
Area
  Total
3,600 km2 (1,400 sq mi)
Population
  Total
18,738
  Density5.2/km2 (13/sq mi)
  Urban
50.7%
  Rural
49.3%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions1 Towns of district significance, 13 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities1 cities/towns, 224 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asUstyuzhensky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 9 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID19650000
Websitehttp://ustuzhensky.munrus.ru

Ustyuzhensky District (Russian: Устюже́нский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-six in Vologda Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the oblast and borders with Babayevsky District in the north, Kaduysky District in the northeast, Cherepovetsky District in the east, Vesyegonsky and Sandovsky Districts of Tver Oblast in the southeast, Pestovsky District of Novgorod Oblast in the southwest, and with Chagodoshchensky District in the west. The area of the district is 3,600 square kilometers (1,400 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Ustyuzhna. Population: 18,738(2010 Census); 21,679 (2002 Census); 22,483(1989 Soviet census). The population of Ustyuzhna accounts for 50.7% of the district's population.