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Prokopyevsky District

Prokopyevsky District
Прокопьевский район (Russian)
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Location of Prokopyevsky District in Kemerovo Oblast
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Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Kemerovo Oblast
Administrative structure (as of November 2012)
Administrative center city of Prokopyevsk
Administrative divisions:
rural territorie 10
Inhabited localities:
Rural localities 75
Municipal structure (as of November 2012)
Municipally incorporated as Prokopyevsky Municipal District
Municipal divisions:
Urban settlements 0
Rural settlements 10
Statistics
Area 3,450 km2 (1,330 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 31,442 inhabitants
• Urban 0%
• Rural 100%
Density 9.11/km2 (23.6/sq mi)
Time zone KRAT (UTC+07:00)
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Prokopyevsky District (Russian: Проко́пьевский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the nineteen in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia. As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Prokopyevsky Municipal District. It is located in the center of the oblast. The area of the district is 3,450 square kilometers (1,330 sq mi). Its administrative center is the city of Prokopyevsk (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 31,442 (2010 Census); 33,705 (2002 Census);35,657 (1989 Census).

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Prokopyevsky District is one of the nineteen in the oblast. The city of Prokopyevsk serves as its administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as a city under oblast jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.

As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Prokopyevsky Municipal District. Prokopyevsk City Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated separately from the district as Prokopyevsky Urban Okrug.


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