Andropovsky District (russian: Андро́повский 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 Andropovsky Municipal District.
[Law #89-kz] It is located in the southwest 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
Kursavka
Kursavka (russian: Курсавка) is a rural locality (a '' selo'') and the administrative center of Andropovsky District in Stavropol Krai, Russia
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.
Population: 35,670 (
2002 Census);
32,216 (
1989 Census).
The population of Kursavka accounts for 33.4% of the district's total population.
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Districts of Stavropol Krai