Belovsky District () is an administrative district (

raion A raion (also spelt rayon) is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet states. The term is used for both a type of subnational entity and a division of a city. The word is from the French (meaning 'honeycomb, department'), and is c ...

), one of the nineteen in

Kemerovo Oblast Kemerovo Oblast (, ), also known as Kuzbass (, ), after the Kuznetsk Basin, is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Kemerovo is the administrative center and largest city of the oblast. Kemerovo Oblast is one of Rus ...

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.Law #215-OZ As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Belovsky Municipal District.Law #104-OZ It is located in the center of the

oblast An oblast ( or ) is a type of administrative division in Bulgaria and several post-Soviet states, including Belarus, Russia and Ukraine. Historically, it was used in the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union. The term ''oblast'' is often translated i ...

. The area of the district is . Its

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is the

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(a '' selo'') of Vishnevka. Population: 33,382 ( 2002 Census);

Geography

Belovsky District is at the center of the

Kuznetsk Basin The Kuznetsk Basin (, Кузбасс; often abbreviated as Kuzbass or Kuzbas) in southwestern Siberia, Russia, is one of the largest coal mining areas in Russia, covering an area of around . It lies in the Kuznetsk Depression between Tomsk and ...

(the "Kuzbass" coal region of the

Tom River The Tom (, ; ; ) is a river in Russia, a right tributary of the Ob in central Siberia. Its watershed lies within the Republic of Khakassia, Kemerovo Oblast, and Tomsk Oblast.

basin), and is at the center of Kemerovo Oblast. The district's borders effectively surround the large town of

Belovo, Kemerovo Oblast Belovo () is a town in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia, located on the Bachat River south of Kemerovo. Population: History The village of Belovo for the first time is mentioned in 1726. It was named after a fugitive peasant Fyodor Belov, who built a ...

, and is just south of the town of

Leninsk-Kuznetsky (city) Leninsk-Kuznetsky (, ), known as Kolchugino (, ) until 1925, is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia, located on both banks of the Inya River (Ob River, Ob's tributary). The population as of 2021 is 92,244. ...

. The terrain is mostly flat in the center, on the plain of the

Inya River The Inya (, ) is a river in Kemerovo and Novosibirsk Oblasts of Russia. It is a right tributary of the Ob. It is long, with a drainage basin of . By the Inya lie the towns of Leninsk-Kuznetsky and Toguchin.Kuznetsk Alatau Kuznetsk Alatau () is a mountain range in southern Siberia, Russia. The range rises in the Altai-Sayan region of the South Siberian Mountains, northwest of Mongolia. The Siberian Railway skirts the northern limit of the range. Geography ...

, and towards the

Salair Ridge Salair Ridge (pronounced ''sah-lah-EER''; is a plateau-type highland in Altai Krai, Kemerovo Oblast and Novosibirsk Oblast, Russian Federation. There are ski resorts in the mountains. The Salair National Park is a protected area in the wester ...

in the west. Vegetation is steppe and mountain forest-steppe, with patches of forest scattered around the region. The district is about 100 km west-to-east, and 71 km north-to-south. It is located about 100 km south of the city of Kemerovo, and 100 km north of

Novokuznetsk Novokuznetsk (, , ; )Чиспияков Э. Ф. (1992) ''Учебник шорского языка''. Кемеровское книжное издательство. p. 27. is a city in Kemerovo Oblast (Kuzbass) in southwestern Siberia, Russia ...

. Subdivisions of the district include 8 rural areas, and 47 rural settlements. Belovsky borders with Krapivinsky District in the north,

Novokuznetsky District Novokuznetsky District () is an administrative district (raion), one of the administrative divisions of Kemerovo Oblast, nineteen in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia.Law #215-OZ As a subdivisions of Russia#Municipal divisions, municipal division, it is ...

in the east,

Prokopyevsky District Prokopyevsky District () is an administrative district (raion), one of the administrative divisions of Kemerovo Oblast, nineteen in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia.Law #215-OZ As a subdivisions of Russia#Municipal divisions, municipal division, it is incor ...

in the south, and with Guryevsky District in the west.

Climate

The climate of the district is humid continental (Koppen ''Dfb''). The average temperature in January is , and is in July. The frost-free period in the north of the district is 145 days, and the average annual precipitation is 370–495 mm/year.

Economy

The two dominant industries of the district are coal and agriculture. There are three coal fields in the district: Bachatskij, Shestakov, Karakansky. 15% of the coal production of the Kuznetz basin comes from the Belovsky District. Agricultureis diverse, with grains, potatoes, livestock and dairy.

References

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External links

Map of District at Google Maps

Map of District at OpenStreetMap.org
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