Sharyinsky District

Sharyinsky District (Russian: Шарьи́нский райо́н) is an administrative^[1] and municipal^[5] district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Kostroma Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the oblast. The area of the district is 4,070 square kilometers (1,570 sq mi).^{[citation needed]} Its administrative center is the town of Sharya (which is not administratively a part of the district).^[1] Population: 7,522 (2021 Census);^[7] 10,390 (2010 Census);^[3] 12,851 (2002 Census);^[8] 16,458 (1989 Soviet census).^[9]

Sharyinsky District Шарьинский район
District
Lake Kolmovo, Sharyinsky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Sharyinsky District in Kostroma Oblast
Coordinates: 58°22′N 45°30′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Kostroma Oblast[1]
Administrative center	Sharya[1]
Area [2]
• Total	4,070 km2 (1,570 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	10,390
• Density	2.6/km2 (6.6/sq mi)
• Urban	0%
• Rural	100%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	10 Settlements
• Inhabited localities[4]	179 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Sharyinsky Municipal District[5]
• Municipal divisions[5]	0 urban settlements, 10 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [6])
OKTMO ID	34648000
Website	http://www.admshmr.ru/index.php

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Sharyinsky District is one of the twenty-four in the oblast.^[1] The town of Sharya 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.^[1]

As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Sharyinsky Municipal District.^[5] The town of oblast significance of Sharya is incorporated separately from the district as Sharya Urban Okrug.^[5]