Volovsky District (Russian: Воло́вский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the twenty-three in Tula Oblast, Russia. As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Volovsky Municipal District. It is located in the southeast of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,080 square kilometers (420 sq mi).[citation needed] Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Volovo. Population: 13,596 (2010 Census); 15,957 (2002 Census); 18,419 (1989 Census). The population of Volovo accounts for 28.3% of the district's total population.