Khomutovsky District (Russian: Хомуто́вский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[6] district (raion), one of the twenty-eight in Kursk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,194 square kilometers (461 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Khomutovka.[1] Population: 11,429 (2010 Census);[3] 16,432 (2002 Census);[8] 21,110 (1989 Census).[9] The population of Khomutovka accounts for 37.0% of the district's total population.[3]

Khomutovsky District Хомутовский район
District
Scene in Khomutovsky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Khomutovsky District in Kursk Oblast
Coordinates: 51°55′5.9″N 34°33′34.9″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Kursk Oblast[1]
Administrative center	Khomutovka[1]
Area [2]
• Total	1,194 km2 (461 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	11,429
• Estimate  (2018)[4]	8,914 (−22%)
• Density	9.6/km2 (25/sq mi)
• Urban	37.0%
• Rural	63.0%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	1 Work settlements, 20 Selsoviets
• Inhabited localities[1]	1 Urban-type settlements[5], 138 Rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Khomutovsky Municipal District[6]
• Municipal divisions[6]	1 Urban settlements, 8 Rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [7])
OKTMO ID	38646000
Website	http://homutov.rkursk.ru/

Geography

Khomutovsky District is located in the west of Kursk Oblast, on the border with Ukraine. The terrain is hilly plain averaging 200 meters above sea level; the district lies on the Orel-Kursk plateau of the Central Russian Upland. The main river in the district is the Svapa River. The district is 80 km northeast of the city of Kursk, and 470 km southwest of Moscow. The area measures 35 km (north-south), and 40 km (west-east). The administrative center is the town of Khomutovka.[2]

The district is bordered on the north by Dmitriyevsky District, on the east by Konyshyovsky District, on the south by Rylsky District, and on the west by Bryansk Oblast and a border with Ukraine.

References

Notes

Sources

• Губернатор Курской области. Постановление №489 от 6 ноября 2008 г. «Об утверждении реестра административно-территориальных единиц населённых пунктов Курской области», в ред. Постановления №26-пг от 29 января 2013 г. «О внесении изменений и дополнений в Постановление Губернатора Курской области от 06.11.2008 №489 "Об утверждении реестра административно-территориальных единиц населённых пунктов Курской области"». Вступил в силу 6 ноября 2008 г. (Governor of Kursk Oblast. Resolution #489 of November 6, 2008 On the Adoption of the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and Inhabited Localities of Kursk Oblast, as amended by the Resolution #26-pg of January 29, 2013 On Amending and Supplementing Resolution #489 of the Governor of Kursk Oblast of November 6, 2008 "On the Adoption of the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and Inhabited Localities of Kursk Oblast". Effective as of November 6, 2008.).
• Курская областная Дума. Закон №48-ЗКО от 21 октября 2004 г. «О муниципальных образованиях Курской области», в ред. Закона №65-ЗКО от 23 августа 2011 г. «О внесении изменений и дополнений в Закон Курской области "О границах муниципальных образований Курской области", Закон Курской области "О муниципальных образованиях Курской области"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Курская правда", №214, 30 октября 2004 г. (Kursk Oblast Duma. Law #48-ZKO of October 21, 2004 On the Municipal Formations of Kursk Oblast, as amended by the Law #65-ZKO of August 23, 2011 On Amending and Supplementing the Law of Kursk Oblast "On the Borders of the Municipal Formations of Kursk Oblast", Law of Kursk Oblast "On the Municipal Formations of Kursk Oblast". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).

External links

• Khomutovsky District on Google Maps
• Khomutovsky District on OpenStreetMap

На других языках

[ru] Хомутовский район