Zheleznogorsky District
| Zheleznogorsky District Железногорский район (Russian) |
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 Location of Zheleznogorsky District in Kursk Oblast |
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| Coordinates: 52°20′N 35°22′E / 52.333°N 35.367°ECoordinates: 52°20′N 35°22′E / 52.333°N 35.367°E | |
.jpg) Artesian spring, Zheleznogorsky District |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kursk Oblast |
| Administrative structure (as of January 2013) | |
| Administrative center | town of Zheleznogorsk |
| Administrative divisions: | |
| Work settlements | 1 |
| Selsoviets | 18 |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Urban-type settlements | 1 |
| Rural localities | 110 |
| Municipal structure (as of August 2011) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Zheleznogorsky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 1 |
| Rural settlements | 17 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 991 km2 (383 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 16,289 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 12.1% |
| • Rural | 87.9% |
| Density | 16.44/km2 (42.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
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Zheleznogorsky District (Russian: Железного́рский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-eight in Kursk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the north of the oblast. The area of the district is 991 square kilometers (383 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Zheleznogorsk (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 16,289 (2010 Census); 18,192 (2002 Census);19,571 (1989 Census).
Zheleznogorsky District is located in the northwest of Kursk Oblast, on the border with Oryol Oblast to the north. The terrain is hilly plain averaging 200 meters above sea level; the district lies on the Orel-Kursk plateau of the Central Russian Upland. The main river in the district is the Svapa River, which flows to the west through the district; it is a tributary in the Dniepr River basin. The district is 50 km southwest of the city of Kursk, and 400 km southwest of Moscow. The area measures 40 km (north-south), and 30 km (west-east). The administrative center is the town of Zheleznogorsk.
The district is bordered on the north by Oryol Oblast, on the east by Fatezhsky District, on the south by Konyshyovsky District, and on the west by Dmitriyevsky District.
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