Afanasyevsky District
Afanasyevsky District
Афанасьевский район (Russian) | |
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Old Believers church in Afanasyevo | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Afanasyevsky District in Kirov Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 58°51′46″N 53°15′11″E / 58.86278°N 53.25306°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kirov Oblast |
| Established | 10 June 1929 |
| Administrative center | Afanasyevo |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,230 km2 (2,020 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 13,848 |
| • Density | 2.65/km2 (6.86/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 24.8% |
| • Rural | 75.2% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 1 Urban-type settlements, 6 Rural okrugs |
| • Inhabited localities | 1 urban-type settlements, 202 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Afanasyevsky Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 1 urban settlements, 6 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| OKTMO ID | 33603000 |
| Website | http://www.afanasyevo.ru/ |
Afanasyevsky District (Russian: Афана́сьевский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirty-nine in Kirov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the east of the oblast, and borders with Verkhnekamsky District in the north, Perm Oblast in the east, Udmurtia in the south, and Omutninsky District in the west. The area of the district is 5,230 square kilometers (2,020 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Afanasyevo. Population: 13,848 (2010 census); 16,961 (2002 Census); 18,994 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Afanasyevo accounts for 24.8% of the district's total population.