Palekhsky District

Palekhsky District (Па́лехский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center of the oblast. The area of the district is 853 km2. Its administrative center is the urban locality (a settlement) of Palekh. Population:  12,791 (2002 Census);  The population of Palekh accounts for 51.8% of the district's total population.