Borisovsky District Борисовский район (Russian) |
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Location of Borisovsky District in Belgorod Oblast |
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Coordinates: 50°36′15″N 36°00′56″E / 50.60417°N 36.01556°ECoordinates: 50°36′15″N 36°00′56″E / 50.60417°N 36.01556°E | |
Scene in Belogorye Nature Reserve, in Borisovsky District |
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Location | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Belgorod Oblast |
Administrative structure (as of October 2013) | |
Administrative center | settlement of Borisovka |
Inhabited localities: | |
Urban-type settlements | 1 |
Rural localities | 33 |
Municipal structure (as of May 2013) | |
Municipally incorporated as | Borisovsky Municipal District |
Municipal divisions: | |
Urban settlements | 1 |
Rural settlements | 9 |
Statistics | |
Area | 650.30 km2 (251.08 sq mi) |
Population (2010 Census) | 26,252 inhabitants |
• Urban | 52.9% |
• Rural | 47.1% |
Population (2015 est.) | 25,638 inhabitants |
Density | 40.37/km2 (104.6/sq mi) |
Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
Official website | |
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Borisovsky District (Russian: Бори́совский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Belgorod Oblast, Russia. As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Borisovsky Municipal District. It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is 650.3 square kilometers (251.1 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (a settlement) of Borisovka. Population: 26,252 (2010 Census); 26,282 (2002 Census);52,261 (1989 Census). The population of Borisovka accounts for 52.9% of the district's total population.
Borisovsky District sits southwestern region of Belgorod Oblast, on the border with Ukraine. It is bordered on the south by Zolochiv Raion, Kharkiv Oblast of Ukraine, on the west by Grayvoronsky District, on the north by Rakityansky District, and on the east by Yakovlevsky District and Belgorodsky District. The administrative center of the district is the town of Borisovka, Belgorod Oblast. The district is 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of the city of Belgorod, and is 45 kilometres (28 mi) north of the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv.