Kolsky District
Kolsky District
Кольский район (Russian) | |
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Landscape in Kolsky District | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Kolsky District in Murmansk Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 68°53′N 33°03′E / 68.883°N 33.050°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Murmansk Oblast |
| Established | August 1, 1927 |
| Administrative center | Kola |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local government |
| • Body | Council of Deputies |
| • Head | Mikhail Chekrygin |
| Area | |
• Total | 27,600 km2 (10,700 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 44,670 |
| • Density | 1.62/km2 (4.19/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 76.4% |
| • Rural | 23.6% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 1 Towns, 5 Urban-type settlements, 5 Territorial okrugs |
| • Inhabited localities | 1 cities/towns, 5 urban-type settlements, 26 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Kolsky Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 6 urban settlements, 5 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| OKTMO ID | 47605000 |
| Holiday | August 1 |
| Website | http://kola.murmansk.ru |
Kolsky District (Russian: Ко́льский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the six in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Kolsky Municipal District. It is located in the northwest of the oblast, partially lies on the Kola Peninsula, and borders with the Barents Sea in the north and Finland in the west. The area of the district is 27,600 square kilometers (10,700 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Kola. Population: 44,670 (2010 census); 51,125 (2002 census); 73,555 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Kola accounts for 23.4% of the district's total population.