Belokalitvinsky District (russian: Белокалитвинский райо́н) is an administrative
[Law #340-ZS] and municipal
[Law #218-ZS] district (
raion
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), one of the
forty-three in
Rostov Oblast
Rostov Oblast ( rus, Росто́вская о́бласть, r=Rostovskaya oblast, p=rɐˈstofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in the Southern Federal District. The oblast has an area of and a populati ...
,
Russia
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. It is located in the center of the
oblast
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. The area of the district is .
Its
administrative center
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is the
town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
of
Belaya Kalitva
Belaya Kalitva (russian: Бе́лая Калитва́) is a town and the administrative center of Belokalitvinsky District in Rostov Oblast, Russia. Population:
History
It was founded in 1703.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the ...
.
Population: 102,039 (
2010 Census);
The population of Belaya Kalitva accounts for 42.8% of the district's total population.
Notable residents
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Tatiana Kotova
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(born 1985 in Sholokhovsky), entertainer
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Districts of Rostov Oblast