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Yurginsky District, Kemerovo Oblast

Yurginsky District
Юргинский район (Russian)
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Location of Yurginsky District in Kemerovo Oblast
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Lower Tom River Nature Park
Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Kemerovo Oblast
Administrative structure (as of November 2012)
Administrative center town of Yurga
Administrative divisions:
rural territorie 9
Inhabited localities:
Rural localities 63
Municipal structure (as of November 2012)
Municipally incorporated as Yurginsky Municipal District
Municipal divisions:
Urban settlements 0
Rural settlements 9
Statistics
Area 2,510 km2 (970 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 22,448 inhabitants
• Urban 0%
• Rural 100%
Density 8.94/km2 (23.2/sq mi)
Time zone KRAT (UTC+07:00)
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Yurginsky District (Russian: Юрги́нский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the nineteen in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia. As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Yurginsky Municipal District. It is located in the northwest of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,510 square kilometers (970 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Yurga (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 22,448 (2010 Census); 22,779 (2002 Census);22,994 (1989 Census).

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Yurginsky District is one of the nineteen in the oblast. The town of Yurga 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 Yurginsky Municipal District. Yurga Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated separately from the district as Yurginsky Urban Okrug.

Coordinates: 55°43′23″N 84°53′10″E / 55.7231°N 84.8861°E / 55.7231; 84.8861


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