Kursky District, Kursk Oblast
| Kursky District Курский район (Russian) |
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 Location of Kursky District in Kursk Oblast |
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| Coordinates: 51°44′N 36°11′E / 51.733°N 36.183°ECoordinates: 51°44′N 36°11′E / 51.733°N 36.183°E | |
 Western facade of the palace in Mokwa, Kursky District |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kursk Oblast |
| Administrative structure (as of January 2013) | |
| Administrative center | city of Kursk |
| Administrative divisions: | |
| Selsoviets | 21 |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Rural localities | 192 |
| Municipal structure (as of December 2012) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Kursky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 0 |
| Rural settlements | 17 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,620 km2 (630 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 54,778 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Density | 33.81/km2 (87.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
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Kursky District (Russian: Ку́рский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-eight in Kursk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,657.29 square kilometers (639.88 sq mi). Its administrative center is the city of Kursk (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 54,778 (2010 Census); 56,494 (2002 Census);56,701 (1989 Census).
Kursky District is located in the center of Kursk Oblast. 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, which flows east to west through the district, joining the Desna River and eventually the Dnieper River in Ukraine. The district surrounds the city of Kursk, which is the administrative center of Kursky District, but not part of it. The district is 430 km southwest of Moscow. The area measures 40 km (north-south), and 50 km (west-east).
The district is bordered on the north by Zolotukhinsky District, on the east by Shchigrovsky District, on the south by Medvensky District, and on the west by Oktyabrsky District.
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