Zhizdrinsky District

Zhizdrinsky District
Жиздринский район (Russian)
Train station, Zhizdrinsky District
Location of Zhizdrinsky District in Kaluga Oblast
Coordinates: 53°45′01″N 34°44′10″E / 53.75028°N 34.73611°E / 53.75028; 34.73611
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKaluga Oblast
Established1 October 1929
Administrative centerZhizdra
Area
 • Total
1,250 km2 (480 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
10,593
 • Density8.47/km2 (21.9/sq mi)
 • Urban
52.7%
 • Rural
47.3%
Administrative structure
 • Inhabited localities1 cities/towns, 94 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asZhizdrinsky Municipal District
 • Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 6 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID29612000
Websitehttp://www.adm-zhizdra.ru/

Zhizdrinsky District (Russian: Жиздринский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Kaluga Oblast, Russia. It is located in the south of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,250 square kilometers (480 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Zhizdra. Population: 10,089 (2021 census); 10,593 (2010 census); 11,725 (2002 census); 13,737 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Zhizdra accounts for 55.0% of the district's total population.