Dolzhansky District

District in Oryol Oblast, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Dolzhansky District (Russian: Должа́нский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[5] district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Oryol Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the oblast. The area of the district is 908.4 square kilometers (350.7 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Dolgoye.[1] Population: 11,984 (2010 Census);[3] 14,187(2002 census);[7] 15,364(1989 Soviet census).[8] The population of Dolgoye accounts for 37.1% of the district's total population.[3]

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Established30 July 1928Edit this on Wikidata
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Dolzhansky District
Должанский район (Russian)
Flag of Dolzhansky District
Coat of arms of Dolzhansky District
Location of Dolzhansky District in Oryol Oblast
Coordinates: 52°03′30″N 37°31′28″E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectOryol Oblast[1]
Established30 July 1928Edit this on Wikidata
Administrative centerDolgoye[1]
Area
  Total
908.4 km2 (350.7 sq mi)
Population
  Total
11,984
  Density13.19/km2 (34.17/sq mi)
  Urban
37.1%
  Rural
62.9%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions1 Urban-type settlements, 7 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities[1]1 urban-type settlements[4], 78 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asDolzhansky Municipal District[5]
  Municipal divisions[5]1 urban settlements, 7 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[6])
OKTMO ID54615000
Websitehttp://admindolgan.ru/
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Attractions

  • Sports and recreation complex (FOC)
  • Convent of St. Mary Magdalene

Notable residents

  • Ivan Ilyich Dolgikh (1904–1961), Soviet police officer and politician, head of the Gulag labour camps 1951–1954
  • Anatoly Yakunin (born 1964), Moscow Police Commissioner 2012–2016, born in the village of Krivtsovo-Plota

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