Apanasenkovsky District (russian: Апанасенко́вский райо́н) is an administrative district (
raion
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), one of the
twenty-six in
Stavropol Krai
Stavropol Krai (russian: Ставропо́льский край, r=Stavropolsky kray, p=stəvrɐˈpolʲskʲɪj kraj) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject (a Krais of Russia, krai) of Russia. It is geographically located in the North ...
,
Russia
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.
[Resolution #63-p] Municipally, it is incorporated as Apanasenkovsky Municipal District.
[Law #89-kz] It is located in the north of the
krai
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Etymologically, the word is relate ...
. The area of the district is .
Its
administrative center
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is the
rural locality
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(a ''
selo'') of
Divnoye.
Population: 36,038 (
2002 Census);
35,682 (
1989 Census).
The population of Divnoye accounts for 42.6% of the district's total population.
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Districts of Stavropol Krai