Kotlassky District

Kotlassky District
Котласский район (Russian)
The Limenda River in Kotlassky District
Location of Kotlassky District in Arkhangelsk Oblast
Coordinates: 61°15′N 46°39′E / 61.250°N 46.650°E / 61.250; 46.650
CountryRussia
Federal subjectArkhangelsk Oblast
EstablishedJune 25, 1924
Administrative centerKotlas
Area
 • Total
6,300 km2 (2,400 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
21,005
 • Density3.3/km2 (8.6/sq mi)
 • Urban
43.2%
 • Rural
56.8%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions1 Towns of district significance, 2 Urban-type settlements with jurisdictional territory, 12 Selsoviets
 • Inhabited localities1 cities/towns, 2 urban-type settlements, 303 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asKotlassky Municipal District
 • Municipal divisions3 urban settlements, 1 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID11527000
Websitehttp://www.kotlasreg.ru/

Kotlassky District (Russian: Ко́тласский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Kotlassky Municipal District. It is located in the southeast of the oblast and borders with Krasnoborsky District in the north, Lensky District in the northeast, Vilegodsky District in the east, Luzsky District of Kirov Oblast and Velikoustyugsky District of Vologda Oblast in the south, and with Ustyansky District in the west. The area of the district is 6,300 square kilometers (2,400 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Kotlas (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 21,005 (2010 census); 24,964 (2002 census); 32,800 (1989 Soviet census).