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Ponyrovsky District

Ponyrovsky District
Поныровский район (Russian)
Kurskaya oblast Ponyrovsky rayon.png
Location of Ponyrovsky District in Kursk Oblast
Coordinates: 52°19′N 36°18′E / 52.317°N 36.300°E / 52.317; 36.300Coordinates: 52°19′N 36°18′E / 52.317°N 36.300°E / 52.317; 36.300
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War Museum in Ponyri, Ponyrovsky District
Coat of Arms of Ponyri 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 Ponyri
Administrative divisions:
Work settlements 1
Selsoviets 13
Inhabited localities:
Urban-type settlements 1
Rural localities 48
Municipal structure (as of August 2011)
Municipally incorporated as Ponyrovsky Municipal District
Municipal divisions:
Urban settlements 1
Rural settlements 7
Statistics
Area 690 km2 (270 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 11,778 inhabitants
• Urban 40.7%
• Rural 59.3%
Density 17.07/km2 (44.2/sq mi)
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)
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Ponyrovsky District (Russian: Поныро́вский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-eight in Kursk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the north of the oblast. The area of the district is 690 square kilometers (270 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Ponyri. Population: 11,778 (2010 Census); 13,553 (2002 Census);15,694 (1989 Census). The population of Ponyri accounts for 40.7% of the district's total population.

Ponyrovsky District is located in the north central region of Kursk Oblast, on the border with Oryol Oblast. The terrain is hilly plain on the Orel-Kursk plateau of the Central Russian Upland. The district is 45 km north of the city of Kursk and 400 km southwest of Moscow. The area measures 25 km (north-south), and 35 km (west-east). The administrative center is the town of Ponyri.

The district is bordered on the north by Oryol Oblast, on the southeast by Zolotukhinsky District, and on the west by Fatezhsky District.


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