Kastorensky District (russian: Касто́ренский райо́н) is an administrativeResolution #489 and municipalLaw #48-ZKO district (

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), one of the twenty-eight in

Kursk Oblast Kursk Oblast ( rus, Курская область, r=Kurskaya oblast, p=ˈkurskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the types of inhabited localities in Russia, ...

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. It is located in the east of the

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. The area of the district is . Its

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is the urban locality (a work settlement) of

Kastornoye Kastornoye (russian: Кастóрное) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Kastorensky District of Kursk Oblast, Russia. Population: Telephone code: +7 47157; postal code: 306700. It was first ...

. Population: 24,237 ( 2002 Census); The population of Kastornoye accounts for 24.1% of the district's total population.

Geography

Kastorensky District is located in the east of Kursk Oblast, on the border with

Voronezh Voronezh ( rus, links=no, Воро́неж, p=vɐˈronʲɪʂ}) is a city and the administrative centre of Voronezh Oblast in southwestern Russia straddling the Voronezh River, located from where it flows into the Don River. The city sits on the ...

to the east and

Lipetsk Oblast Lipetsk Oblast (russian: Липецкая область, Lipetskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Lipetsk. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 1,173,513. Geography Lipets ...

to the north. The terrain is hilly plain averaging 200 meters above sea level; the district lies on the

Central Russian Upland The Central Russian Upland (also Central Upland and East European Upland) is an upland area of the East European Plain and is an undulating plateau with an average elevation of . Its highest peak is measured at . The southeastern portion of the u ...

. The main river in the district is the Veduga River, which has its source in the district, and is ultimately a feeder to the

Don River (Russia) The Don ( rus, Дон, p=don) is the fifth-longest river in Europe. Flowing from Central Russia to the Sea of Azov in Southern Russia, it is one of Russia's largest rivers and played an important role for traders from the Byzantine Empire. It ...

basin. The district is 110 km east of the city of

Kursk Kursk ( rus, Курск, p=ˈkursk) is a city and the administrative center of Kursk Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Kur, Tuskar, and Seym rivers. The area around Kursk was the site of a turning point in the Soviet–German stru ...

, 45 km west of the city of

, and 440 km south of

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

. The area measures 30 km (north-south), and 40 km (west-east). The administrative center is the town of Kastornoye. The district is bordered on the north by

Volovsky District, Lipetsk Oblast Volovsky District (russian: Воло́вский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #382-OZ and municipalLaw #114-OZ district (raion), one of the eighteen in Lipetsk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the oblast. The area of th ...

, on the east by

Semiluksky District Semiluksky District (russian: Семилу́кский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #87-OZ and municipalLaw #88-ZO district (raion), one of the thirty-two in Voronezh Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northwest of the oblast. The area ...

of Voronezh Oblast, on the south by

Gorshechensky District Gorshechensky District (russian: Горше́ченский райо́н) is an administrativeResolution #489 and municipalLaw #48-ZKO district (raion), one of the twenty-eight in Kursk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the east of the oblast. The ...

, and on the west by Sovetsky District.

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External links

Kastorensky District on Google MapsKastorensky District on OpenStreetMapBeduga River, On OpenStreetMap
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