Orichevsky District

Orichevsky District (Russian: Оричевский райо́н) is an administrative^[1] and municipal^[5] district (raion), one of the thirty-nine in Kirov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,352 square kilometers (908 sq mi).^[2] Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Orichi.^[1] Population: 30,781 (2010 Census);^[3] 32,764 (2002 Census);^[7] 36,425 (1989 Soviet census).^[8] The population of Orichi accounts for 25.9% of the district's total population.^[3]

Orichevsky District Оричевский район
District
Church of Zosima and Savvatiy of Solovki village Korshikov, Orichevsky District, 1777
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Orichevsky District in Kirov Oblast
Coordinates: 58°24′14″N 49°03′38″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Kirov Oblast[1]
Established	15 July 1929
Administrative center	Orichi[1]
Area [2]
• Total	2,352 km2 (908 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	30,781
• Density	13/km2 (34/sq mi)
• Urban	57.7%
• Rural	42.3%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	4 Urban-type settlements, 14 Rural okrugs
• Inhabited localities[1]	4 urban-type settlements[4], 226 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Orichevsky Municipal District[5]
• Municipal divisions[5]	4 urban settlements, 14 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [6])
OKTMO ID	33630000
Website	http://www.orichi-rayon.ru/

Economy and transportation

The Pishchalskoye peat narrow-gauge railway for hauling peat operates in the district.