Tersky District, Murmansk Oblast
| Tersky District Терский район (Russian) |
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.svg) Tersky District in Murmansk Oblast |
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| Coordinates: 66°41′N 34°20′E / 66.683°N 34.333°ECoordinates: 66°41′N 34°20′E / 66.683°N 34.333°E | |
 Village (selo) Varzuga, Tersky District |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Murmansk Oblast |
| Administrative structure (as of April 2011) | |
| Administrative center | urban-type settlement of Umba |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Urban-type settlements | 1 |
| Rural localities | 11 |
| Municipal structure (as of December 2004) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Tersky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 1 |
| Rural settlements | 1 |
| Local government: | |
| Head | Leonid Shevelyov |
| Representative body | Council of Deputies |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 19,300 km2 (7,500 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 6,288 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 88.0% |
| • Rural | 12.0% |
| Density | 0.33/km2 (0.85/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Established | August 1, 1927 |
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Tersky District (Russian: Те́рский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the six in Murmansk Oblast, Russia.Municipally, it is incorporated as Tersky Municipal District. It is located in the south of the Kola Peninsula and borders the White Sea in the south. The area of the district is 19,300 square kilometers (7,500 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Umba. District's population: 6,288 (2010 Census);7,434 (2002 Census);9,752 (1989 Census). The population of Umba accounts for 88.0% of the district's total population.
Most of the district's territory is at a low elevation, but there are some hills in the west. It has many lakes, such as Lakes Kanozero, Segozero, and Vyalozero, and many rivers, including the Vyala, the Serga, and the Umba.
The district was established on August 1, 1927, when the All-Russian Central Executive Committee (VTsIK) issued two Resolutions: "On the Establishment of Leningrad Oblast" and "On the Borders and Composition of the Okrugs of Leningrad Oblast". According to these resolutions, Murmansk Governorate was transformed into Murmansk Okrug, which was divided into six districts (Tersky being one of them) and included into Leningrad Oblast. The administrative center of the district was established in the selo of Kuzomen; however, it was transferred to Umba on August 15, 1931.
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