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Korenevsky District

Korenevsky District
Кореневский район (Russian)
Kurskaya oblast Korenevsky rayon.png
Location of Korenevsky District in Kursk Oblast
Coordinates: 51°24′29″N 34°53′53″E / 51.40806°N 34.89806°E / 51.40806; 34.89806Coordinates: 51°24′29″N 34°53′53″E / 51.40806°N 34.89806°E / 51.40806; 34.89806
Coat of Arms of Korenevo rayon (Kursk oblast).png
Coat of arms
Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Kursk Oblast
Administrative structure (as of January 2013)
Administrative center work settlement of Korenevo
Administrative divisions:
Work settlements 1
Selsoviets 16
Inhabited localities:
Urban-type settlements 1
Rural localities 51
Municipal structure (as of August 2011)
Municipally incorporated as Korenevsky Municipal District
Municipal divisions:
Urban settlements 1
Rural settlements 9
Statistics
Area 873 km2 (337 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 18,294 inhabitants
• Urban 33.4%
• Rural 66.6%
Density 20.96/km2 (54.3/sq mi)
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)
Official website
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Korenevsky District (Russian: Кореневский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-eight in Kursk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the oblast. The area of the district is 873 square kilometers (337 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Korenevo. Population: 18,294 (2010 Census); 21,474 (2002 Census);23,183 (1989 Census). The population of Korenevo accounts for 33.4% of the district's total population.

Korenevsky District is located in the southwest of Kursk Oblast, on the border with Ukraine. The terrain is hilly plain; the district lies on the Orel-Kursk plateau of the Central Russian Upland. The main river in the district is the Seym River, tributary of the Desna River which flows west through Ukraine to the Dnieper River. The district is 65 km southwest of the city of Kursk and 480 km southwest of Moscow. The area measures 40 km (north-south), and 25 km (west-east); total area is 1,135 km2 (3.8% of Kursk Oblast). The administrative center is the town of Korenevo.

The district is bordered on the north by Rylsky District, on the east by Lgovsky District, on the south by Sumy Raion of Ukraine, and on the west by Glushkovsky District.


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