Shatursky District
Шатурский район
District
Rural field in Shatursky District
Rural field in Shatursky District
Flag of Shatursky District
Flag
Coat of arms of Shatursky District
Coat of arms
Map
Location of Shatursky District in Moscow Oblast (before July 2012)
Coordinates: 55°34′N 39°32′E / 55.567°N 39.533°E / 55.567; 39.533
CountryRussia
Federal subjectMoscow Oblast[1]
Administrative centerShatura[1]
Area
[2]
 • Total2,640.15 km2 (1,019.37 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 Census)[3]
 • Total72,087
 • Density27/km2 (71/sq mi)
 • Urban
54.9%
 • Rural
45.1%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions1 Towns, 2 Work settlements, 4 Rural settlements
 • Inhabited localities[4]1 cities/towns, 2 Urban-type settlements[5], 184 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asShatursky Municipal District[2]
 • Municipal divisions[2]3 urban settlements, 4 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[6])
OKTMO ID46657000
Websitehttp://www.shatura.ru/

Shatursky District (Russian: Шату́рский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[2] district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is located in the east of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,640.15 square kilometers (1,019.37 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the town of Shatura.[1] Population: 72,087 (2010 Census);[3] 70,967 (2002 Census);[7] 73,521 (1989 Census).[8] The population of Shatura accounts for 45.6% of the district's total population.[3]

Ecology

Shatura bus station in winter

Just like in all of the Meshchera Lowlands, the district contains many forests, rivers, lakes, and swamps. Its forests are mostly coniferous and pine, and occupy about 45% of the total territory of the district.

There are about forty-eight different lakes located within the district, including Svyatoye, Muromskoye, Velikoye, Karasevo, Spasskoye, Torbeyevskoye, Dolgoye, Glubokoye, and Dubovoye. There are also six different rivers that pass through its territory.

Fires occur often in the district during summer. The most memorable ones were in 1972 and 2002.

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Law #11/2013-OZ
  2. ^ a b c d e Law #28/2005-OZ
  3. ^ a b c 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. ^ Resolution #123-PG
  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. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  7. ^ 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).
  8. ^ 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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