Bryansky District
District in Bryansk Oblast, Russia
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Bryansky District (Russian: Бря́нский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[5] district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Bryansk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,801 square kilometers (695 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Glinishchevo.[1] Population: 71,266 (2021 census);[7] 56,496 (2010 census);[3] 52,959 (2002 Census);[8] 72,530 (1989 Soviet census).[9]
Bryansky District
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 Location of Bryansky District in Bryansk Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 53°16′N 34°25′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Bryansk Oblast[1] |
| Established | 1929 |
| Administrative center | Glinishchevo[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,801 km2 (695 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 56,496 |
| • Density | 31.37/km2 (81.25/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 15 Rural administrative okrugs |
| • Inhabited localities[4] | 98 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Bryansky Municipal District[5] |
| • Municipal divisions[5] | 0 urban settlements, 15 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [6]) |
| OKTMO ID | 15608000 |
| Website | admbr.ru |
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Bryansky District is one of the twenty-seven in the oblast.[1] Until February 14, 2014, the city of Bryansk served as its administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as a city of oblast significance—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[10] Since February 14, 2014, the rural locality (a selo) of Glinishchevo has been the administrative center.[11]
As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Bryansky Municipal District.[5] The city of oblast significance of Bryansk has always been incorporated separately from the district as Bryansk Urban Okrug.[5]