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Krasnoyaruzhsky District

Krasnoyaruzhsky District
Краснояружский район (Russian)
Location Of Krasnoyaruzhsky District (Belgorod Oblast).svg
Location of Krasnoyaruzhsky District in Belgorod Oblast
Coordinates: 50°48′N 35°39′E / 50.800°N 35.650°E / 50.800; 35.650Coordinates: 50°48′N 35°39′E / 50.800°N 35.650°E / 50.800; 35.650
Дом Харитоненко посёлок Красная Яруга, Театральная улица, 7.JPG
Kharitonenko House, Red Yaruga Settlement
Coat of Arms of Krasnaya Jaruga rayon.svg
Flag of Krasnoyaruzhsky rayon.svg
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Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Belgorod Oblast
Administrative structure (as of June 2008)
Administrative center settlement of Krasnaya Yaruga
Inhabited localities:
Urban-type settlements 1
Rural localities 33
Municipal structure (as of March 2011)
Municipally incorporated as Krasnoyaruzhsky Municipal District
Municipal divisions:
Urban settlements 1
Rural settlements 7
Statistics
Area 479.2 km2 (185.0 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 14,891 inhabitants
• Urban 53.9%
• Rural 46.1%
Density 31.07/km2 (80.5/sq mi)
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)
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Krasnoyaruzhsky District (Russian: Краснояружский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Belgorod Oblast, Russia.Municipally, it is incorporated as Krasnoyaruzhsky Municipal District. It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is 479.2 square kilometers (185.0 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (a settlement) of Krasnaya Yaruga. Population: 14,891 (2010 Census); 15,128 (2002 Census). The population of Krasnaya Yaruga accounts for 53.9% of the district's total population.

Krasnoyaruzhsky District sits at the western edge of Belgorod Oblast, on the border with Ukraine. It is bordered on the south by Grayvoronsky District, on the west by Sumy Oblast in Ukraine, on the north by Belovsky District, Kursk Oblast, and on the east by Rakityansky District. The administrative center of the district is the town of Krasnaya Yaruga. The district is 55 kilometres (34 mi) west of the city of Belgorod, and is 55 kilometres (34 mi) northwest of the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv.

The terrain is hilly plain averaging 200 metres (660 ft) above sea level; the district lies on the Orel-Kursk plateau of the Central Russian Upland.


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