Medvensky District (Russian: Ме́двенский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[6] district (raion), one of the twenty-eight in Kursk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southern central part of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,090 square kilometers (420 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Medvenka.[1] Population: 16,558 (2010 Census);[3] 19,220 (2002 Census);[8] 21,528 (1989 Census).[9] The population of Medvenka accounts for 26.6% of the district's total population.[3]

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Medvensky District Медвенский район
District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Medvensky District in Kursk Oblast
Coordinates: 51°24′59″N 36°06′46″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Kursk Oblast[1]
Administrative center	Medvenka[1]
Area [2]
• Total	1,090 km2 (420 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	16,558
• Estimate  (2018)[4]	16,474 (−0.5%)
• Density	15/km2 (39/sq mi)
• Urban	26.6%
• Rural	73.4%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	1 Work settlements, 15 Selsoviets
• Inhabited localities[1]	1 Urban-type settlements[5], 146 Rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Medvensky Municipal District[6]
• Municipal divisions[6]	1 Urban settlements, 10 Rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [7])
OKTMO ID	38624000
Website	http://medvenka.rkursk.ru/

Geography

Medvensky District is located in the south central region of Kursk Oblast. The terrain is hilly plain on the Central Russian Upland. There are no major rivers through the district. The district is 15 km south of the city of Kursk and 480 km southwest of Moscow. The area measures 25 km (north-south), and 50 km (west-east). The administrative center is the town of Medvenka.[2] The district is bordered on the north by Kursky District, on the east by Solntsevsky District, on the south by Oboyansky District, and on the west by Bolshesoldatsky District.

Administrative division of the district

The district is divided into 10 administrative units: the urban-type settlement Medvenka as a municipal urban settlement and 9 selsoviets:

There are one urban-type settlement and 146 rural localities within the district, including 19 unpopulated[3] ones:

Economy

In the Medvensky District, the leading economic sector is agriculture. As of 2017, there are 128 peasant farms and 11 agricultural enterprises that are engaged in agricultural production. This region is a major producer and distributor of grain crops, sugar beets, milk, and meat.[10]

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

• Medvensky District on Google Maps
• Medvensky District on OpenStreetMap

На других языках

[de] Medwenski rajon

[ru] Медвенский район