Nyandomsky District

Nyandomsky District
Няндомский район (Russian)
Steam locomotive in Nyandoma, Nyandomsky District
Location of Nyandomsky District in the Arkhangelsk Oblast
Coordinates: 61°40′N 40°12′E / 61.667°N 40.200°E / 61.667; 40.200
CountryRussia
Federal subjectArkhangelsk Oblast
EstablishedJuly 15, 1929
Administrative centerNyandoma
Area
 • Total
8,100 km2 (3,100 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
30,244
 • Density3.7/km2 (9.7/sq mi)
 • Urban
73.9%
 • Rural
26.1%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions1 Towns of district significance, 8 Selsoviets
 • Inhabited localities1 cities/towns, 156 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asNyandomsky Municipal District
 • Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 2 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID11544000
Websitehttp://www.nyan-doma.ru/

Nyandomsky District (Russian: Ня́ндомский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Nyandomsky Municipal District. It is located in the southwest of the oblast and borders with Plesetsky District in the north and west, Shenkursky District in the east, Velsky District in the southeast, Konoshsky District in the south, and with Kargopolsky District in the southwest. The area of the district is 8,100 square kilometers (3,100 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Nyandoma. Population: 30,244 (2010 census); 33,465 (2002 census); 40,601 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Nyandoma accounts for 73.9% of the district's total population.