En Name: | Volokolamsky District |
Ru Name: | Волоколамский район |
Image View: | Lama river.jpg |
Coordinates: | 56.0333°N 92°W |
Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Volokolamsk rayon (Moscow oblast).png |
Federal Subject: | Moscow Oblast |
Adm Data As Of: | January 2013 |
Adm Ctr Type: | town |
Adm Ctr Name: | Volokolamsk |
Town Of District Significance Type: | Towns |
No Of Towns Of District Significance: | 1 |
Urban-Type Settlement Of District Significance Type: | Work settlements |
No Of Urban-Type Settlements Of District Significance: | 1 |
Selsoviet Type1: | Rural settlements |
No Of Selsoviets Type1: | 6 |
No Of Cities Towns: | 1 |
No Of Urban-Type Settlements: | 1 |
No Of Rural Localities: | 267 |
Counts Ref: | [1] |
Mun Data As Of: | October 2010 |
Mun Formation1: | Volokolamsky Municipal District |
Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements: | 2 |
Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements: | 6 |
Area Of What: | municipal district |
Area As Of: | October 2010 |
Area Km2: | 1683.51 |
Pop 2010Census: | 53244 |
Urban Pop 2010Census: | 49.8% |
Rural Pop 2010Census: | 50.2% |
Established Date: | 1929 |
Website: | http://www.volokolamsk-rayon.ru/ |
Commonscat: | Volokolamsky District |
Date: | August 2011 |
Volokolamsky District (Russian: Волокола́мский райо́н) is an administrative[2] and municipal[3] district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west of the oblast and borders with Mozhaysky District in the south, Shakhovskoy District in the west, Lotoshinsky District in the northwest, Klinsky District in the northeast, and with Istrinsky and Ruzsky Districts in the east. The area of the district is 1683.51km2. Its administrative center is the town of Volokolamsk. Population: 53,244 (2010 Census); The population of Volokolamsk accounts for 44.0% of the district's total population.
Forests cover about 40% of the district's territory. Main rivers include the Ruza and the Lama.
The district was established in 1929 and its territory was significantly expanded in 1957.
The main attractions include the Volokolamsk Kremlin, the Joseph-Volokolamsk Monastery in the selo of Teryayevo located 17km (11miles) from Volokolamsk and Moscow Raceway circuit.