Zalegoshchensky District

Zalegoshchensky District (Залегощенский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Oryol Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center of the oblast. The area of the district is 1138.0 km2. Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Zalegoshch. Population: 15,376 (2010 Census); The population of Zalegoshch accounts for 34.7% of the district's total population.

Notable residents

 * Georgy Parshin (1916–1956), pilot, twice awarded Hero of the Soviet Union