Mtsensky District (Russian: Мце́нский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[5] district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Oryol Oblast, Russia. It is located in the north of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,665.8 square kilometers (643.2 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the town of Mtsensk (which is not administratively a part of the district).[1] Population: 19,233 (2010 Census);[3] 20,757 (2002 Census);[7] 22,317 (1989 Census).[8]

Mtsensky District Мценский район
District
Tank Memorial in Pervyi Voin, Mtsensky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Mtsensky District in Oryol Oblast
Coordinates: 53°16′N 36°33′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Oryol Oblast[1]
Established	30 July 1928
Administrative center	Mtsensk[1]
Area [2]
• Total	1,666 km2 (643 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	19,233
• Estimate  (2018)[4]	17,690 (−8%)
• Density	12/km2 (30/sq mi)
• Urban	0%
• Rural	100%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	14 selsoviet
• Inhabited localities[1]	262 Rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Mtsensky Municipal District[5]
• Municipal divisions[5]	0 Urban settlements, 14 Rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [6])
OKTMO ID	54636000
Website	http://mcradm.orel.ru/

Geography

Within the Oryol Oblast the Mtsensk District borders:

• the Bolkhovsky District (to the north-west)
• the Orlovsky District (to the south-west)
• the Zalegoshchensky District (to the south)
• the Novosilsky District (to the south-east)
• the Korsakovsky District (to the east)

The Chernsky District of Tula Oblast lies north of the Mtsensk District.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Mtsensky District is one of the twenty-four in the oblast.[1] The town of Mtsensk serves as its administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as a town of oblast significance—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1]

As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Mtsensky Municipal District.[5] The town of oblast significance of Mtsensk is incorporated separately from the district as Mtsensk Urban Okrug.[9]

References

Notes

Sources

• Орловский областной Совет народных депутатов. Закон №522-ОЗ от 6 июля 2005 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Орловской области», в ред. Закона №1187-ОЗ от 1 апреля 2011 г «О внесении изменений в законодательные акты Орловской области». Вступил в силу с момента официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Орловская правда", №116, 13 июля 2005 г. (Oryol Oblast Council of People's Deputies. Law #522-OZ of July 6, 2005 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Oryol Oblast, as amended by the Law #1187-OZ of April 1, 2011 On Amending the Legislative Acts of Oryol Oblast. Effective as of the moment of the official publication.).
• Орловский областной Совет народных депутатов. Закон №434-ОЗ от 25 октября 2004 г. «О статусе, границах и административных центрах муниципальных образований на территории Мценского района Орловской области», в ред. Закона №1191-ОЗ от 1 апреля 2011 г. «О внесении изменений в некоторые законодательные акты Орловской области о статусе, границах и административных центрах муниципальных образований». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Орловская правда", №196, 30 октября 2004 г. (Oryol Oblast Council of People's Deputies. Law #434-OZ of October 25, 2004 On the Status, Borders, and Administrative Centers of the Municipal Formations on the Territory of Mtsensky District of Oryol Oblast, as amended by the Law #1191-OZ of April 1, 2011 On Amending Various Legislative Acts of Oryol Oblast on the Status, Borders, and Administrative Centers of the Municipal Formations. Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
• Орловский областной Совет народных депутатов. Закон №435-ОЗ от 25 октября 2004 г. «О статусе и границе города Мценска как муниципального образования Орловской области», в ред. Закона №1077-ОЗ от 8 июня 2010 г «О внесении изменений в Закон Орловской области "О статусе и границе города Мценска как муниципального образования Орловской области"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Орловская правда", №196, 30 октября 2004 г. (Oryol Oblast Council of People's Deputies. Law #435-OZ of October 25, 2004 On the Status and Borders of the Town of Mtsensk as a Municipal Formation of Oryol Oblast, as amended by the Law #1077-OZ of June 8, 2010 On Amending the Law of Oryol Oblast "On the Status and Borders of the Town of Mtsensk as a Municipal Formation of Oryol Oblast". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).

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