Kastorensky District
Касторенский район
District
Coat of arms of Kastorensky District
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Map
Location of Kastorensky District in Kursk Oblast
Coordinates: 51°49′0.1″N 38°7′59.9″E / 51.816694°N 38.133306°E / 51.816694; 38.133306
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKursk Oblast[1]
Established13 June 1934Edit this on Wikidata
Administrative centerKastornoye[1]
Area
[2]
 • Total1,225 km2 (473 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 Census)[3]
 • Total18,195
 • Estimate 
(2018)[4]
14,877 (−18.2%)
 • Density15/km2 (38/sq mi)
 • Urban
46.6%
 • Rural
53.4%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions3 Work settlements, 21 Selsoviets
 • Inhabited localities[1]3 Urban-type settlements[5], 101 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asKastorensky Municipal District[6]
 • Municipal divisions[6]3 urban settlements, 13 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[7])
OKTMO ID38614000
Websitehttp://kastor.rkursk.ru/

Kastorensky District (Russian: Касто́ренский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[6] district (raion), one of the twenty-eight in Kursk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the east of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,225 square kilometers (473 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Kastornoye.[1] Population: 14,333 (2021 Census);[8] 18,195 (2010 Census);[3] 24,237 (2002 Census);[9] 29,127 (1989 Census).[10] The population of Kastornoye accounts for 24.1% of the district's total population.[8]

Geography

Kastorensky District is located in the east of Kursk Oblast, on the border with Voronezh to the east and Lipetsk Oblast to the north. The terrain is hilly plain averaging 200 meters above sea level; the district lies on the Central Russian Upland. The main river in the district is the Veduga River, which has its source in the district, and is ultimately a feeder to the Don River (Russia) basin. The district is 110 km east of the city of Kursk, 45 km west of the city of Voronezh, and 440 km south of Moscow. The area measures 30 km (north-south), and 40 km (west-east). The administrative center is the town of Kastornoye.[2]

The district is bordered on the north by Volovsky District, Lipetsk Oblast, on the east by Semiluksky District of Voronezh Oblast, on the south by Gorshechensky District, and on the west by Sovetsky District.

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e Resolution #489
  2. ^ a b c "General Information" (in Russian). Kastorensky District. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  3. ^ a b 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. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  5. ^ The count of urban-type settlements may include the work settlements, the resort settlements, the suburban (dacha) settlements, as well as urban-type settlements proper.
  6. ^ a b c Law #48-ZKO
  7. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  8. ^ a b 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.
  9. ^ Russian 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).
  10. ^ 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.

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