Yeletsky District

Yeletsky District (Russian: Еле́цкий райо́н) is an administrative^[1] and municipal^[4] district (raion), one of the eighteen in Lipetsk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the western central part of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,170 square kilometers (450 sq mi).^[2] Its administrative center is the city of Yelets (which is not administratively a part of the district).^[1] Population: 29,331 (2021 Census);^[6] 30,130 (2010 Census);^[3] 29,627 (2002 Census);^[7] 33,433 (1989 Soviet census).^[8]

Yeletsky District Елецкий район
District
Galichya Gora Nature Reserve, Yeletsky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Yeletsky District in Lipetsk Oblast
Coordinates: 52°36′24″N 38°31′44″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Lipetsk Oblast[1]
Established	10 July 1928
Administrative center	Yelets[1]
Area [2]
• Total	1,170 km2 (450 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	30,130
• Density	26/km2 (67/sq mi)
• Urban	0%
• Rural	100%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	15 selsoviet
• Inhabited localities[1]	99 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Yeletsky Municipal District[4]
• Municipal divisions[4]	0 urban settlements, 15 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [5])
OKTMO ID	42621000
Website	http://www.elradm.ru/

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Yeletsky District is one of the eighteen in the oblast.^[1] The city of Yelets serves as its administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as a city under oblast jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.^[1]

As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Yeletsky Municipal District.^[4] Yelets City Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated separately from the district as Yelets Urban Okrug.^[4]