Valuysky District
District in Belgorod Oblast, Russia
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Valuysky District (Russian: Валу́йский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Belgorod Oblast, Russia.[1] As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Valuysky Municipal District.[7] It is located in the south of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,709.6 square kilometers (660.1 sq mi).[3] Its administrative center is the town of Valuyki[2] (which is not administratively a part of the district).[1] Population: 33,845 (2010 census);[4] 36,601 (2002 Census);[9] 38,293 (1989 Soviet census).[10]
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Valuysky District
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New Jerusalem Monastery, Valuiki | |
 Flag .svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Valuysky District in Belgorod Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 50°11′N 38°07′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Belgorod Oblast[1] |
| Established | 1928 |
| Administrative center | Valuyki[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,709.6 km2 (660.1 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 33,845 |
| • Density | 19.797/km2 (51.274/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 20.6% |
| • Rural | 79.4% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Inhabited localities[5] | 1 urban-type settlements[6], 95 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Valuysky Municipal District[7] |
| • Municipal divisions[7] | 2 urban settlements, 14 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [8]) |
| OKTMO ID | 14720000 |
| Website | http://val-adm.ru/ |
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Valuysky District is one of the twenty-one in the oblast.[1] The town of Valuyki serves as its administrative center,[2] despite being incorporated separately as a town 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 Valuysky Municipal District, with the town of oblast significance of Valuyki being incorporated within it as Valuyki Urban Settlement.[7]