Klepikovsky District

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

Klepikovsky District (Russian: Клепико́вский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[6] district (raion), one of the twenty-five in Ryazan Oblast, Russia. It is located in the north of the oblast. The area of the district is 3,235 square kilometers (1,249 sq mi).[3] Its administrative center is the town of Spas-Klepiki.[2] Population: 25,476 (2010 Census);[4] 29,391(2002 census);[8] 34,766(1989 Soviet census).[9] The population of Spas-Klepiki accounts for 23.2% of the district's total population.[4]

CountryRussia
Established12 July 1929Edit this on Wikidata
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Klepikovsky District
Клепиковский район (Russian)
Entrance to Meshchyora National Park in Klepikovsky District
Entrance to Meshchyora National Park in Klepikovsky District
Flag of Klepikovsky District
Coat of arms of Klepikovsky District
Location of Klepikovsky District in Ryazan Oblast
Coordinates: 55°08′N 40°10′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRyazan Oblast[1]
Established12 July 1929Edit this on Wikidata
Administrative centerSpas-Klepiki[2]
Area
  Total
3,235 km2 (1,249 sq mi)
Population
  Total
25,476
  Density7.875/km2 (20.40/sq mi)
  Urban
47.4%
  Rural
52.6%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions1 Towns of district significance, 1 Work settlements, 23 Rural okrugs
  Inhabited localities[2]1 cities/towns, 1 urban-type settlements[5], 273 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asKlepikovsky Municipal District[6]
  Municipal divisions[6]2 urban settlements, 13 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[7])
OKTMO ID61610000
Websitehttp://xn--80adimbgbbcbg7aggfxn.xn--p1ai/
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Economy and transportation

The Mesherskoye peat narrow gauge railway serves a peat factory which became operational in 2013.

Notable residents

  • Abram Arkhipov (1862–1930), realist artist, born in the village of Yegorovo

References

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