Bogoroditsky District (russian: Богоро́дицкий райо́н) is an administrative district (
raion
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), one of the
twenty-three in
Tula Oblast
Tula Oblast (russian: Ту́льская о́бласть, ''Tulskaya oblast'') is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject (an Oblasts of Russia, oblast) of Russia. It is geographically in the European Russia region of the country and is p ...
,
Russia
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.
[Law #954-ZTO] As a
municipal division, it is incorporated as Bogoroditsky Municipal District.
[Law #555-ZTO] It is located in the east 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
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of
Bogoroditsk
Bogoroditsk (russian: Богоро́дицк) is a town and the administrative center of Bogoroditsky District in Tula Oblast, Russia, located on the Upyorta River, a tributary of the Upa. Population:
History
It was founded in the second ha ...
.
Population: 51,643 (
2010 Census);
The population of Bogoroditsk accounts for 61.8% of the district's total population.
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Districts of Tula Oblast