Zakharovsky District

Zakharovsky District (Russian: Заха́ровский райо́н) is an administrative^[1] and municipal^[5] district (raion), one of the twenty-five in Ryazan Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is 985.9 square kilometers (380.7 sq mi).^[3] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Zakharovo.^[2] Population: 9,136 (2010 Census);^[4] 10,607 (2002 Census);^[7] 11,205 (1989 Soviet census).^[8] The population of Zakharovo accounts for 30.0% of the district's total population.^[4]

Zakharovsky District Захаровский район
District
Church of St. John Bogoslova, Zakharovsky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Zakharovsky District in Ryazan Oblast
Coordinates: 54°21′59″N 39°16′45″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Ryazan Oblast[1]
Established	12 July 1929
Administrative center	Zakharovo[2]
Area [3]
• Total	985.9 km2 (380.7 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[4]
• Total	9,136
• Density	9.3/km2 (24/sq mi)
• Urban	0%
• Rural	100%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	14 rural okrug
• Inhabited localities[2]	65 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Zakharovsky Municipal District[5]
• Municipal divisions[5]	0 urban settlements, 7 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [6])
OKTMO ID	61604000
Website	http://admzaharovo.ru/

Notable residents

• Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov (1883–1946), composer of the national anthem, born in the village of Plakhino
• Boris Donskoy (1894–1918), revolutionary, born in the village of Gladkie Vyselki