Oboyansky District
Обоянский район
District
Oboyansky District Administration building in Oboyan
Oboyansky District Administration building in Oboyan
Flag of Oboyansky District
Flag
Coat of arms of Oboyansky District
Coat of arms
Map
Location of Oboyansky District in Kursk Oblast
Coordinates: 51°13′N 36°15′E / 51.217°N 36.250°E / 51.217; 36.250
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKursk Oblast[1]
Established30 July 1928Edit this on Wikidata
Administrative centerOboyan[1]
Area
[2]
 • Total1,090 km2 (420 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 Census)[3]
 • Total31,042
 • Estimate 
(2018)[4]
29,577 (−4.7%)
 • Density28/km2 (74/sq mi)
 • Urban
43.7%
 • Rural
56.3%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions1 Towns of district significance, 19 Selsoviets
 • Inhabited localities[1]1 cities/towns, 83 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asOboyansky Municipal District[5]
 • Municipal divisions[5]1 urban settlements, 12 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[6])
OKTMO ID38626000
Websitehttp://oboyan.rkursk.ru/

Oboyansky District (Russian: Обоя́нский 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 1,090 square kilometers (420 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the town of Oboyan.[1] Population: 27,923 (2021 Census);[7] 31,042 (2010 Census);[3] 35,815 (2002 Census);[8] 39,663 (1989 Census).[9] The population of Oboyan accounts for 42.4% of the district's total population.[7]

Geography

Oboyansky District is located in the south central region of Kursk Oblast on the border with Belgorod Oblast. The terrain is hilly plain on the Central Russian Upland. The main river in the district is the Psel River, which flows south from the district into Ukraine, where it empties into the Dnieper River. The Psel is typically frozen from November to March. The district is 40 km (25 mi) south of the city of Kursk and 490 km (300 mi) southwest of Moscow. The area measures 25 km (16 mi) (north-south), and 40 km (25 mi) (west-east). The administrative center is the town of Oboyan.[2]

The district is bordered on the north by Medvensky District, on the east by Pristensky District, on the south by Ivnyansky District of Belgorod Oblast, and on the west by Belovsky District.

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e Resolution #489
  2. ^ a b c "General Information" (in Russian). Oboyansky 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. ^ a b c Law #48-ZKO
  6. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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).
  9. ^ 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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