Country Russia Administrative center town of Mikhaylovka Rural localities 54 | Federal subject Volgograd Oblast selsoviet 15 Area 3,660 km² | |
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Mikhaylovsky District (Russian: Миха́йловский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the thirty-three in Volgograd Oblast, Russia. As a municipal division, it is a part of Mikhaylovka Urban Okrug. It is located in the northwestern central part of the oblast. The area of the district is 3,660 square kilometers (1,410 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Mikhaylovka (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 25,936 (2010 Census); 25,978 (2002 Census); 25,112 (1989 Census).
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Map of Mikhaylovsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Mikhaylovsky District is one of the thirty-three in the oblast. The town of Mikhaylovka 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 territory of the administrative district and the territory of the town of oblast significance of Mikhaylovka are incorporated together as Mikhaylovka Urban Okrug. The district used to be incorporated as Mikhaylovsky Municipal District, but effective July 10, 2012, the municipal district was merged into Mikhaylovka Urban Okrug and abolished.