Smolensky rajon (Smolensk)
Rajon
Smolensky rajon
Смоленский район
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The Smolenski rajon ( Russian Смоленский район ) is a raion in Smolensk Oblast in Russia . It is located in the western part of the oblast. 45,100 inhabitants (2010) live in an area of 2895 km². The administrative center of the Rajon is the city of Smolensk with around 327,000 inhabitants (2010), which does not belong to the Rajon itself, but forms an independent urban district .
Neighboring Rajons are - clockwise from the north: Demidowski , Duchowschtschinski , Kardymowski , Potschinkowski , Monastyrschtschinski , Krasninski and Rudnjanski .