Khomutovsky District (russian: Хомуто́вский 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 west 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 Khomutovka. Population: 16,432 ( 2002 Census); The population of Khomutovka accounts for 43.9% of the district's total population.

Geography

Khomutovsky District is located in the west of Kursk Oblast, on the border with Ukraine. The terrain is hilly plain averaging 200 meters above sea level; the district lies on the Orel-Kursk plateau of the

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. The main river in the district is the Svapa River. The district is 80 km northeast 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 ...

, and 470 km southwest of

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. The area measures 35 km (north-south), and 40 km (west-east). The administrative center is the town of Khomutovka. The district is bordered on the north by

Dmitriyevsky District Dmitriyevsky District (russian: Дми́триевский 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 northwest of the oblast ...

, on the east by

Konyshyovsky District Konyshyovsky District (russian: Конышёвский 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 northwestern central part of ...

, on the south by

Rylsky District Rylsky District (russian: Ры́льский 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 west of the oblast. The area of the dis ...

, and on the west by

Bryansk Oblast Bryansk Oblast (russian: Бря́нская о́бласть, ''Bryanskaya oblast''), also known as Bryanshchina (russian: Брянщина, ) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is th ...

and a border with Ukraine.

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Khomutovsky District on Google MapsKhomutovsky District on OpenStreetMap
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