Kovdorsky District
Kovdorsky District
Ковдорский район (Russian) | |
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Pirengensky Reserve, Kovdorsky District | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Kovdorsky District in Murmansk Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 67°34′N 30°28′E / 67.567°N 30.467°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Murmansk Oblast |
| Established | November 29, 1979 |
| Administrative center | Kovdor |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local government |
| • Body | Council of Deputies |
| • Head | Nikolay Karelsky |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,066 km2 (1,570 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 21,297 |
| • Density | 5.238/km2 (13.57/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 88.4% |
| • Rural | 11.6% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 1 Towns, 1 Territorial okrugs |
| • Inhabited localities | 1 cities/towns, 5 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Kovdorsky Urban Okrug |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| OKTMO ID | 47703000 |
| Website | http://kovadm.ru |
Kovdorsky District (Russian: Ковдо́рский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the six in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. It is located to the west of the Kola Peninsula. The area of the district is 4,066 square kilometers (1,570 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Kovdor. Population: 21,297 (2010 census); 24,404 (2002 census); 36,786 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Kovdor accounts for 88.4% of the district's total population.