Tersky District, Murmansk Oblast
Tersky District
Терский район (Russian) | |
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Village (selo) Varzuga, Tersky District | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Tersky District in Murmansk Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 66°41′N 34°20′E / 66.683°N 34.333°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Murmansk Oblast |
| Established | August 1, 1927 |
| Administrative center | Umba |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local government |
| • Body | Council of Deputies |
| • Head | Leonid Shevelyov |
| Area | |
• Total | 19,300 km2 (7,500 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 6,288 |
| • Density | 0.326/km2 (0.844/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 88.0% |
| • Rural | 12.0% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Inhabited localities | 1 urban-type settlements, 11 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Tersky Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 1 urban settlements, 1 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| OKTMO ID | 47620000 |
| Website | http://www.terskyrayon.ru/ |
Tersky District (Russian: Те́рский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the six in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Tersky Municipal District. It is located in the south of the Kola Peninsula and borders the White Sea in the south. The area of the district is 19,300 square kilometers (7,500 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Umba. District's population: 6,288 (2010 census); 7,434 (2002 census); 9,752 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Umba accounts for 88.0% of the district's total population.