Skopinsky District
| Skopinsky District Скопинский район (Russian) |
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.svg) Location of Skopinsky District in Ryazan Oblast |
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| Coordinates: 53°49′N 39°33′E / 53.817°N 39.550°ECoordinates: 53°49′N 39°33′E / 53.817°N 39.550°E | |
 Church Of The Archangel Michael, Skopinsky District |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Ryazan Oblast |
| Administrative structure (as of 2012) | |
| Administrative center | town of Skopin |
| Administrative divisions: | |
| Work settlements | 2 |
| Rural okrugs | 27 |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Urban-type settlements | 2 |
| Rural localities | 126 |
| Municipal structure (as of September 2010) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Skopinsky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 2 |
| Rural settlements | 7 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,736 km2 (670 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 27,080 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 12.6% |
| • Rural | 87.4% |
| Density | 15.6/km2 (40/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
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Skopinsky District (Russian: Скопи́нский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-five in Ryazan Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,736 square kilometers (670 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Skopin (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 27,080 (2010 Census);31,142 (2002 Census);40,965 (1989 Census).
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Skopinsky District is one of the twenty-five in the oblast. The town of Skopin serves as its administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as a town of oblast significance—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.
As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Skopinsky Municipal District. The town of oblast significance of Skopin is incorporated separately from the district as Skopin Urban Okrug.
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