Kastorensky District

Kastorensky District
Касторенский район (Russian)

Location of Kastorensky District in Kursk Oblast
Coat of arms
Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Kursk Oblast[1]
Administrative structure (as of January 2013)
Administrative center work settlement of Kastornoye[1]
Administrative divisions:[1]
Work settlements 3
Selsoviets 21
Inhabited localities:[1]
Urban-type settlements[2] 3
Rural localities 101
Municipal structure (as of August 2011)
Municipally incorporated as Kastorensky Municipal District[3]
Municipal divisions:[3]
Urban settlements 3
Rural settlements 13
Statistics
Area 1,225 km2 (473 sq mi)[4]
Population (2010 Census) 18,195 inhabitants[5]
• Urban 46.6%
• Rural 53.4%
Density 14.85/km2 (38.5/sq mi)[6]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[7]
Official website
Kastorensky District on WikiCommons

Kastorensky District (Russian: Касто́ренский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[3] 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).[4] Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Kastornoye.[1] Population: 18,195 (2010 Census);[5] 24,237 (2002 Census);[8] 29,127 (1989 Census).[9] The population of Kastornoye accounts for 21.1% of the district's total population.[5]

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.[4]

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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Resolution #489
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. 1 2 3 Law #48-ZKO
  4. 1 2 3 "General Information" (in Russian). Kastorensky District. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 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. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  6. ↑ The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2010 Census population by the area specified in the infobox. Please note that this value is only approximate as the area specified in the infobox does not necessarily correspond to the area of the entity proper or is reported for the same year as the population.
  7. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №271-ФЗ от 03 июля 2016 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #271-FZ of July 03, 2016 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  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). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  9. ↑ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "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]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.

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Coordinates: 51°49′00″N 38°08′00″E / 51.8167°N 38.1333°E / 51.8167; 38.1333

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