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Topkinsky District

Topkinsky District
Топкинский район (Russian)
Location of Topkinsky District (Kemerovo Oblast).svg
Location of Topkinsky District in Kemerovo Oblast
Coordinates: 55°17′N 85°37′E / 55.283°N 85.617°E / 55.283; 85.617Coordinates: 55°17′N 85°37′E / 55.283°N 85.617°E / 55.283; 85.617
Бывшая Комсомольская площадь.JPG
Topki square
Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Kemerovo Oblast
Administrative structure (as of November 2012)
Administrative center town of Topki
Administrative divisions:
rural territorie 11
Inhabited localities:
Rural localities 57
Municipal structure (as of November 2012)
Municipally incorporated as Topkinsky Municipal District
Municipal divisions:
Urban settlements 1
Rural settlements 11
Statistics
Area 2,774 km2 (1,071 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 16,246 inhabitants
• Urban 0%
• Rural 100%
Density 5.86/km2 (15.2/sq mi)
Time zone KRAT (UTC+07:00)
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Topkinsky District (Russian: Топки́нский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the nineteen in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia. As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Topkinsky Municipal District. It is located in the northwest of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,774 square kilometers (1,071 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Topki (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 16,246 (2010 Census); 18,077 (2002 Census);19,018 (1989 Census).

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

As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Topkinsky Municipal District, with Topki Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction being incorporated within it as Topkinskoye Urban Settlement.


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