Boksitogorsky District is located in the eastern and southeastern parts of Leningrad Oblast. To the east, it borders Vologda Oblast, and to the south – Novgorod Oblast. To the west and northwest, its territory adjoins Tikhvinsky District.
Distance to Saint Petersburg: 250 km
Administrative centre: Boksitogorsk
Area: 7.2 thousand km2
Population: 50,135 people (urban population share – 78%, rural population share – 22%)
Infrastructure: The district's territory is crossed from west to east by railway and road highways connecting Saint Petersburg with Vologda. The total length of roads in Boksitogorsky District is 1,377 km, of which 7% are federal, 35% regional, and 58% local, including roads within populated areas. There are 8 railway stations located on the district's territory.
Economy: The basis of the district's economy is industry, accounting for 94% of the total volume of goods produced, work performed, and services rendered. For 2025, shipped goods of own production, work and services performed by own enterprises amounted to 42,463 million rubles (for 2024 – 41,828 million rubles, for 2023 – 36,523 million rubles).
Major enterprises:
- JSC «RUSAL Boksitogorsk» – production of other non-metallic mineral products (abrasive materials from electrocorundum)
- LLC «Pikalyovsky Alumina Plant» – metallurgical production and production of finished metal products (general alumina, carbonate solution, nepheline sludge)
- CJSC «Pikalyovskaya Soda» – chemical production: production of other basic inorganic chemicals (soda, potash, carbonic soda, salt solution)
- LLC «Baltic Electromechanical Enterprise» (LLC «BEMP») – production of electrical equipment, electrical distribution and control apparatus
- JSC «Pikalyovsky Cement» – cement production
- LLC «ASPEK Les Efimovsky» – wood processing and production of wooden products (production of softwood boards)
