Smolensky District, Smolensk Oblast

Smolensky District
Смоленский район (Russian)
Landscape in Smolensky District
Location of Smolensky District in Smolensk Oblast
Coordinates: 54°47′N 32°03′E / 54.783°N 32.050°E / 54.783; 32.050
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSmolensk Oblast
Established1930
Administrative centerSmolensk
Area
 • Total
2,494.98 km2 (963.32 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
44,964
 • Density18.022/km2 (46.676/sq mi)
 • Urban
0%
 • Rural
100%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions19 Rural settlements
 • Inhabited localities420 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asSmolensky Municipal District
 • Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 19 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID66544000
Websitehttp://www.smol-ray.ru/

Smolensky District (Russian: Смоле́нский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-five in Smolensk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west of the oblast and borders with Demidovsky District in the north, Dukhovshchinsky District in the northeast, Kardymovsky District in the east, Pochinkovsky District in the south, Monastyrshchinsky District in the southwest, Krasninsky District in the west, and with Rudnyansky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 2,494.98 square kilometers (963.32 sq mi). Its administrative center is the city of Smolensk (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 44,964 (2010 Census); 47,281 (2002 census); 50,620 (1989 Soviet census).