Coat of arms Flag Federal subject Kostroma Oblast Settlements 5 Area 2,811 km² | Country Russia Administrative center town of Galich Rural localities 299 Founded 1928 | |
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Galichsky District (Russian: Га́личский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Kostroma Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,870 square kilometers (1,110 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Galich (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 8,738 (2010 Census); 11,503 (2002 Census); 13,792 (1989 Census).
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Map of Galichsky District, Kostromskaya Oblast, Russia
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Galichsky District is one of the twenty-four in the oblast. The town of Galich serves as its administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as a town of oblast significance—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.
As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Galichsky Municipal District. The town of oblast significance of Galich is incorporated separately from the district as Galich Urban Okrug.