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Zhirnovsky District

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Coat of arms
  
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Federal subject
  
Volgograd Oblast

Towns of district significance
  
1

Area
  
2,970 km²

Country
  
Russia

Administrative center
  
town of Zhirnovsk

Urban-type settlements
  
3

Zhirnovsky District

Zhirnovsky District (Russian: Жи́рновский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the thirty-three in Volgograd Oblast, Russia. As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Zhirnovsky Municipal District. It is located in the north of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,970 square kilometers (1,150 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Zhirnovsk. Population: 43,685 (2010 Census); 47,575 (2002 Census); 46,418 (1989 Census). The population of Zhirnovsk accounts for 38.6% of the district's total population.

Map of Zhirnovsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia

References

Zhirnovsky District Wikipedia