Solntsevsky District
District in Kursk Oblast, Russia
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Solntsevsky District (Russian: Со́лнцевский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[5] district (raion), one of the twenty-eight in Kursk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the south of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,052 square kilometers (406 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Solntsevo.[1] As of the 2021 Census, the total population of the district was 12,182, with the population of Solntsevo accounting for 29.7% of that number.[7]
Solntsevsky District
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 Location of Solntsevsky District in Kursk Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 51°25′N 36°45′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kursk Oblast[1] |
| Established | June 16, 1928[2] |
| Administrative center | Solntsevo[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,052 km2 (406 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 15,382 |
| • Density | 14.62/km2 (37.87/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 27.9% |
| • Rural | 72.1% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 1 Work settlements, 16 Selsoviets |
| • Inhabited localities[1] | 1 urban-type settlements[4], 93 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Solntsevsky Municipal District[5] |
| • Municipal divisions[5] | 1 urban settlements, 6 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [6]) |
| OKTMO ID | 38638000 |
| Website | http://solnr.rkursk.ru |
| 2021 Census | 12,182[7] |
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| 2010 Census | 15,382[3] |
| 2002 Census | 18,492[8] |
| 1989 Census | 22,492[9] |
| 1979 Census | 27,533[10] |
History
The district was established on June 16, 1928.[2]
