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Orichevsky District

Orichevsky District
Оричевский район (Russian)
Location of Orichi Region (Kirov Oblast).svg
Location of Orichevsky District in Kirov Oblast
Coordinates: 58°24′14″N 49°03′38″E / 58.40389°N 49.06056°E / 58.40389; 49.06056Coordinates: 58°24′14″N 49°03′38″E / 58.40389°N 49.06056°E / 58.40389; 49.06056
Зосимо-савватиевская церковь в Коршике.JPG
Church of Zosima and Savvatiy of Solovki village Korshikov, Orichevsky District, 1777
Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Kirov Oblast
Administrative structure (as of July 2012)
Administrative center urban-type settlement of Orichi
Administrative divisions:
Urban-type settlements 4
Rural okrugs 14
Inhabited localities:
Urban-type settlements 4
Rural localities 226
Municipal structure (as of July 2012)
Municipally incorporated as Orichevsky Municipal District
Municipal divisions:
Urban settlements 4
Rural settlements 14
Statistics
Area 2,352 km2 (908 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 30,781 inhabitants
• Urban 57.7%
• Rural 42.3%
Density 13.09/km2 (33.9/sq mi)
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)
Official website
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Orichevsky District (Russian: Оричевский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirty-nine in Kirov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,352 square kilometers (908 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Orichi. Population: 30,781 (2010 Census); 32,764 (2002 Census);36,425 (1989 Census). The population of Orichi accounts for 25.9% of the district's total population.

The Pishchalskoye peat narrow gauge railway for hauling peat operates in the district.


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