Verkhovsky District

Verkhovsky District (Верховский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Oryol Oblast, Russia. It is located in the east of the oblast. The area of the district is 1072.4 km2. Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Verkhovye. Population: 17,283 (2010 Census); The population of Verkhovye accounts for 41.5% of the district's total population.