Volosovsky District

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Location of the Volosovsky District in the Leningrad Oblast
Location of the Volosovsky District in the Leningrad Oblast

Volosovsky District (Russian: Во́лосовский райо́н) is a district (raion) of Leningrad Oblast, Russia. Its administrative center is the town of Volosovo. District population: 48,128 (2002 Census).

  • Founded: 1927
  • Territory: 2,680.5 km²
  • Distance from St. Petersburg: 85 km

Industry: limestone plant, road metal plant, timber, and wood working, the Gorn porcelain and ceramic works, dairy mill, Russia's leading mixed feed mill—the Agrofirma Volosovo

Agriculture: dairy farming, potato growing, perennial herbs seed production.

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