Konyshyovsky District (russian: Конышёвский 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 northwestern central part 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 Konyshyovka. Population: 15,155 ( 2002 Census); The population of Konyshyovka accounts for 42.7% of the district's total population.

Geography

Konyshyovsky District is located in the northwest region of Kursk Oblast. The terrain is hilly plain in the north and south, with more desiccating ravines in the east. The district lies on the Orel-Kursk plateau of the

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. The main river in the district is the Svapa River, in the

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basin. The district is west 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 southwest of

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. The area measures (north-south) by (west-east); total area is (3.8% of Kursk Oblast). The administrative center is the town of Konyshyovka. 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

Fatezhsky District Fatezhsky District (russian: Фате́жский 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 north of the oblast. The area of t ...

, on the south by

Lgovsky District Lgovsky District (russian: Льго́вский 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 central eastern part of the oblast. ...

, and on the west by

Khomutovsky District Khomutovsky District (russian: Хомуто́вский 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 ...

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Konyshyovsky District on Google MapsKonyshyovsky District on OpenStreetMap
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