Cherepovetsky District

Cherepovetsky District
Череповецкий район (Russian)
Location of Cherepovetsky District in Vologda Oblast
Coordinates: 59°11′20″N 37°38′32″E / 59.18889°N 37.64222°E / 59.18889; 37.64222
CountryRussia
Federal subjectVologda Oblast
EstablishedAugust 1, 1927
Administrative centerCherepovets
Area
 • Total
7,640 km2 (2,950 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
41,025
 • Density5.37/km2 (13.9/sq mi)
 • Urban
0%
 • Rural
100%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions26 Selsoviets
 • Inhabited localities557 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asCherepovetsky Municipal District
 • Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 15 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID19656000
Websitehttp://www.cherra.ru/

Cherepovetsky District (Russian: Черепове́цкий райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-six in Vologda Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the oblast and borders with Belozersky District in the north, Kirillovsky District in the northwest, Sheksninsky District in the east, Poshekhonsky District of Yaroslavl Oblast in the southeast, Breytovsky District of Yaroslavl Oblast in the south, Vesyegonsky District of Tver Oblast in the southwest, Ustyuzhensky District in the west, and with Kaduysky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 7,640 square kilometers (2,950 sq mi). Its administrative center is the city of Cherepovets (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 41,025 (2010 census); 40,871 (2002 Census); 48,336 (1989 Soviet census).