Makaryevsky District

Makaryevsky District (Мака́рьевский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Kostroma Oblast, Russia. It is located in the south of the oblast. The area of the district is 4850 km2. Its administrative center is the town of Makaryev. Population: 19,523 (2002 Census);  The population of Makaryev accounts for 53.0% of the district's total population.