Verkhnedonskoy District

Verkhnedonskoy District
Верхнедонской район (Russian)
Farm in Verkhnedonskoy District
Location of Verkhnedonskoy District in Rostov Oblast
Coordinates: 49°48′N 41°08′E / 49.800°N 41.133°E / 49.800; 41.133
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRostov Oblast
Established1924
Administrative centerKazanskaya
Area
 • Total
2,675 km2 (1,033 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
20,441
 • Density7.641/km2 (19.79/sq mi)
 • Urban
0%
 • Rural
100%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions10 rural settlement
 • Inhabited localities59 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asVerkhnedonskoy Municipal District
 • Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 10 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID60608000
Websitehttp://verhnedon.donland.ru/

Verkhnedonskoy District (Russian: Верхнедонско́й райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the forty-three in Rostov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the north of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,675 square kilometers (1,033 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (stanitsa) of Kazanskaya. Population: 20,441 (2010 Census); 23,327 (2002 census); 26,575 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Kazanskaya accounts for 23.1% of the district's total population.