Orlovsky District, Rostov Oblast

Orlovsky District
Орловский район (Russian)
Rostovsky Nature Reserve, Orlovsky District
Location of Orlovsky District in Rostov Oblast
Coordinates: 46°52′17″N 42°03′33″E / 46.87139°N 42.05917°E / 46.87139; 42.05917
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRostov Oblast
Established1924
Administrative centerOrlovsky
Area
 • Total
3,300 km2 (1,300 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
40,894
 • Density12/km2 (32/sq mi)
 • Urban
0%
 • Rural
100%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions11 rural settlement
 • Inhabited localities61 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asOrlovsky Municipal District
 • Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 11 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID60642000
Websitehttp://orlovsky.donland.ru/

Orlovsky District (Russian: Орло́вский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the forty-three in Rostov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the oblast. The area of the district is 3,300 square kilometers (1,300 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a settlement) of Orlovsky. Population: 40,894 (2010 Census); 41,768 (2002 census); 39,386 (1989 Soviet census). The population of the administrative center accounts for 48.9% of the district's total population.