Kursky District, Kursk Oblast

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

Kursky District (Russian: Ку́рский райо́н) is an administrative^[1] and municipal^[4] district (raion), one of the twenty-eight in Kursk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,657.29 square kilometers (639.88 sq mi).^[2] Its administrative center is the city of Kursk (which is not administratively a part of the district).^[1] Population: 54,521 (2021 census);^[6] 54,778 (2010 census);^[3] 56,494 (2002 Census);^[7] 56,701 (1989 Soviet census).^[8]

CountryRussia

Administrative centerKursk^[1]

Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK

^[5])

OKTMO ID38620000

Quick facts Курский район (Russian), Country ...

Kursky District Курский район (Russian)
District
Western facade of the palace in Mokwa, Kursky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Kursky District in Kursk Oblast
Coordinates: 51°44′N 36°11′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Kursk Oblast^[1]
Administrative center	Kursk^[1]
Area ^[2]
• Total	1,620 km² (630 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census)^[3]
• Total	54,778
• Density	33.8/km² (87.6/sq mi)
• Urban	0%
• Rural	100%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	21 Selsoviets
• Inhabited localities^[1]	192 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Kursky Municipal District^[4]
• Municipal divisions^[4]	0 urban settlements, 17 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK ^[5])
OKTMO ID	38620000
Website	http://kurskr.rkursk.ru/

Geography

Kursky District is located in the center of Kursk Oblast. The terrain is hilly plain; the district lies on the Orel-Kursk plateau of the Central Russian Upland. The main river in the district is the Seym River, which flows east to west through the district, joining the Desna River and eventually the Dnieper River in Ukraine. The district surrounds the city of Kursk, which is the administrative center of Kursky District, but not part of it. The district is 430 km southwest of Moscow. The area measures 40 km (north-south), and 50 km (west-east).^[2]

The district is bordered on the north by Zolotukhinsky District, on the east by Shchigrovsky District, on the south by Medvensky District, and on the west by Oktyabrsky District.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kursky District is one of the twenty-eight in the oblast.^[1] The city of Kursk serves 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.^[1]

As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Kursky Municipal District.^[4] The city of oblast significance of Kursk is incorporated separately from the district as Kursk Urban Okrug.^[4]

Administrative division of the district

The district is divided into 17 administrative units (selsoviets):

More information Sielsoviet, The seat of the unit ...

Sielsoviet	The seat of the unit	Number of localities	Population (2010)^[3]	Area [km²]	Website
Besedinsky	Besedino	23	3131	192.02	besedino.rkursk.ru
Brezhnevsky	Verkhnekasinovo	27	1385	159.67	brejnevskiy.rkursk.ru
Kamyshinsky	Kamyshi	7	3245	72.28	kamish.rkursk.ru
Klyukvinsky	Dolgoye	9	10 603	117.60	klukva.rkursk.ru
Lebyazhensky	Cheryomushki	20	3473	138.43	lebajye.rkursk.ru
Mokovsky	1st Mokva	7	3520	45.72	mokva.rkursk.ru
Nizhnemedveditsky	Verkhnyaya Medveditsa	16	3317	115.78	nmedvedica.rkursk.ru
Novoposelenovsky	1st Tsvetovo	8	3509	73.14	novoposel.rkursk.ru
Nozdrachevsky	Nozdrachevo	4	837	79.81	nozdrachevo.rkursk.ru
Pashkovsky	Chaplygina	13	2057	71.47	pashkovskiy.rkursk.ru
Polevskoy	Polevaya	15	4003	210.47	polevaya.rkursk.ru
Polyansky	Polyanskoye	13	2084	121.72	polanskoe.rkursk.ru
Ryshkovsky	Ryshkovo	4	3171	53.69	rishkovo.rkursk.ru
Shchetinsky	Shchetinka	10	5869	45.31	shetin.rkursk.ru
Shumakovsky	Bolshoye Shumakovo	3	1548	61.61	shumakovo.rkursk.ru
Vinnikovsky	1st Vinnikovo	9	1234	71.44	vinnikovo.rkursk.ru
Voroshnevsky	Voroshnevo	3	4706	26.84	voroshnevo.rkursk.ru

There are 191 rural localities within the district, including 4 unpopulated^[3] ones:

More information Locality, Original name ...

Locality	Original name	Sielsoviet	Population (2002)^[7]	Coordinates
Nikolayevka	Николаевка	Brezhnevsky	4	51°54′06″N 35°54′14″E
Stepnoy	Степной	Lebyazhensky	5	51°34′42″N 36°22′54″E
Tyoply	Тёплый	Brezhnevsky	9	51°53′50″N 35°57′03″E
Voskresenovka	Воскресеновка	Brezhnevsky	4	51°55′08″N 35°54′33″E

References

Notes

[1]
Resolution #489
[2]
"Kursky District". Districts of Kursk. Archived from the original on July 4, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
[3]
Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
[4]
Law #48-ZKO
[5]
"Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
[6]
Russian Federal State Statistics Service. Всероссийская перепись населения 2020 года. Том 1 [2020 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1] (XLS) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
[7]
Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
[8]
Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.

Sources

Губернатор Курской области. Постановление №489 от 6 ноября 2008 г. «Об утверждении реестра административно-территориальных единиц населённых пунктов Курской области», в ред. Постановления №26-пг от 29 января 2013 г. «О внесении изменений и дополнений в Постановление Губернатора Курской области от 06.11.2008 №489 "Об утверждении реестра административно-территориальных единиц населённых пунктов Курской области"». Вступил в силу 6 ноября 2008 г. (Governor of Kursk Oblast. Resolution #489 of November 6, 2008 On the Adoption of the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and Inhabited Localities of Kursk Oblast, as amended by the Resolution #26-pg of January 29, 2013 On Amending and Supplementing Resolution #489 of the Governor of Kursk Oblast of November 6, 2008 "On the Adoption of the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and Inhabited Localities of Kursk Oblast". Effective as of November 6, 2008.).
Курская областная Дума. Закон №48-ЗКО от 21 октября 2004 г. «О муниципальных образованиях Курской области», в ред. Закона №65-ЗКО от 23 августа 2011 г. «О внесении изменений и дополнений в Закон Курской области "О границах муниципальных образований Курской области", Закон Курской области "О муниципальных образованиях Курской области"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Курская правда", №214, 30 октября 2004 г. (Kursk Oblast Duma. Law #48-ZKO of October 21, 2004 On the Municipal Formations of Kursk Oblast, as amended by the Law #65-ZKO of August 23, 2011 On Amending and Supplementing the Law of Kursk Oblast "On the Borders of the Municipal Formations of Kursk Oblast", Law of Kursk Oblast "On the Municipal Formations of Kursk Oblast". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).