*** Welcome to piglix ***

Manturovsky District, Kursk Oblast

Manturovsky District
Мантуровский район (Russian)
Kurskaya oblast Manturovsy rayon.png
Location of Manturovsky District in Kursk Oblast
Coordinates: 51°27′04″N 37°07′30″E / 51.45111°N 37.12500°E / 51.45111; 37.12500Coordinates: 51°27′04″N 37°07′30″E / 51.45111°N 37.12500°E / 51.45111; 37.12500
Bukreevy barmy.JPG
Coat of Arms of Manturovo rayon (Kursk oblast).png
Coat of arms
Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Kursk Oblast
Administrative structure (as of November 2008)
Administrative center selo of Manturovo
Administrative divisions:
selsoviet 19
Inhabited localities:
Rural localities 63
Municipal structure (as of August 2011)
Municipally incorporated as Manturovsky Municipal District
Municipal divisions:
Urban settlements 0
Rural settlements 7
Statistics
Area 1,010 km2 (390 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 14,349 inhabitants
• Urban 0%
• Rural 100%
Density 14.21/km2 (36.8/sq mi)
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)
Official website
on

Manturovsky District (Russian: Мантуровский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-eight in Kursk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,010 square kilometers (390 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Manturovo. Population: 14,349 (2010 Census); 16,758 (2002 Census);19,994 (1989 Census). The population of Manturovo accounts for 19.3% of the district's total population.

Manturovsky District is located in the southeast region of Kursk Oblast, on the border with Belgorod Oblast. The terrain is hilly plain in the Central Russian Upland. The main rivers in the district are the Seym River - which from the district flows west to the Dnieper River basin - and the Oskol River which flows south to the Don River, Russia basin). The district is 60 km southeast of the city of Kursk, 110 km west of the city of Voronezh, and 480 km south of Moscow. The area measures 25 km (north-south), and 45 km (west-east). The administrative center is the town of Manturovo.

The district is bordered on the north by Timsky District, on the east by Gorshechensky District, on the south by Gubkinsky District of Belgorod Oblast, and on the west by Solntsevsky District.


...
Wikipedia

...