Bryansky District

Bryansky District Брянский район (Russian)
Location of Bryansky District in Bryansk Oblast
Coordinates: 53°16′N 34°25′E / 53.267°N 34.417°E / 53.267; 34.417Coordinates: 53°16′N 34°25′E / 53.267°N 34.417°E / 53.267; 34.417
Svensky Monastery
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Location
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Bryansk Oblast
Administrative structure (as of February 2014)
Administrative center	selo of Glinishchevo
Administrative divisions:
Rural administrative okrugs	15
Inhabited localities:
Rural localities	98
Municipal structure (as of February 2014)
Municipally incorporated as	Bryansky Municipal District
Municipal divisions:
Urban settlements	0
Rural settlements	15
Statistics
Area	1,801 km2 (695 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census)	56,496 inhabitants
• Urban	0%
• Rural	100%
Density	31.37/km2 (81.2/sq mi)
Time zone	MSK (UTC+03:00)
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Bryansky District (Russian: Бря́нский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Bryansk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,801 square kilometers (695 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Glinishchevo. Population: 56,496 (2010 Census); 52,959 (2002 Census);72,530 (1989 Census).

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Bryansky District is one of the twenty-seven in the oblast. Until February 14, 2014, the city of Bryansk served as its administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as a city of oblast significance—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. Since February 14, 2014, the rural locality (a selo) of Glinishchevo has been the administrative center.

As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Bryansky Municipal District. The city of oblast significance of Bryansk has always been incorporated separately from the district as Bryansk Urban Okrug.

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