Matveyevo-Kurgansky District
District in Rostov Oblast, Russia
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Matveyevo-Kurgansky District (Russian: Матве́ево-Курга́нский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[4] district (raion), one of the forty-three in Rostov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,707 square kilometers (659 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a settlement) of Matveyev Kurgan.[1] Population: 43,446 (2010 Census);[3] 45,604 (2002 census);[6] 42,992 (1989 Soviet census).[7] The population of Matveyev Kurgan accounts for 35.9% of the district's total population.[3]
Matveyevo-Kurgansky District
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![]() Location of Matveyevo-Kurgansky District in Rostov Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 47°34′20″N 38°52′00″E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Rostov Oblast[1] |
| Established | 1923 |
| Administrative center | Matveyev Kurgan[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,707 km2 (659 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 43,446 |
| • Density | 25.45/km2 (65.92/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 8 rural settlement |
| • Inhabited localities[1] | 80 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Matveyevo-Kurgansky Municipal District[4] |
| • Municipal divisions[4] | 0 urban settlements, 8 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK |
| OKTMO ID | 60631000 |
| Website | http://www.matveevkurgan.ru/ |
