Verkhnedonskoy District

Verkhnedonskoy District
Верхнедонской район
Farm in Verkhnedonskoy District
Location of Verkhnedonskoy District in Rostov Oblast
Coordinates: 49°48′N 41°08′E / 49.800°N 41.133°E / 49.800; 41.133
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRostov Oblast
Established1924
Administrative centerKazanskaya
Area
  Total
2,675 km2 (1,033 sq mi)
Population
  Total
20,441
  Density7.6/km2 (20/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions10 rural settlement
  Inhabited localities59 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asVerkhnedonskoy Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 10 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID60608000
Websitehttp://verhnedon.donland.ru/

Verkhnedonskoy District (Russian: Верхнедонско́й райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the forty-three in Rostov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the north of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,675 square kilometers (1,033 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (stanitsa) of Kazanskaya. Population: 20,441 (2010 Census); 23,327(2002 Census); 26,575(1989 Soviet census). The population of Kazanskaya accounts for 23.1% of the district's total population.