Medvensky District (russian: Ме́двенский райо́н) is an administrative
[Resolution #489] and municipal
[Law #48-ZKO] district (
raion
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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, ...
,
Russia
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. It is located in the southern central part of the
oblast
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. The area of the district is .
Its
administrative center
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is the
urban locality (a
work settlement) of
Medvenka.
Population: 19,220 (
2002 Census);
The population of Medvenka accounts for 26.6% of the district's total population.
Geography
Medvensky District is located in the south central region of Kursk Oblast. The terrain is hilly plain on the
Central Russian Upland
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. There are no major rivers through the district. The district is 15 km south 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 480 km southwest of
Moscow
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. The area measures 25 km (north-south), and 50 km (west-east). The administrative center is the town of Medvenka.
The district is bordered on the north by
Kursky District
Kursky District is the name of several administrative and municipal districts in Russia:
*Kursky District, Kursk Oblast, an administrative and municipal district of Kursk Oblast
Kursk Oblast ( rus, Курская область, r=Kurskaya ob ...
, on the east by
Solntsevsky District
Solntsevsky District (russian: Со́лнцевский 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 south of the oblast. The ...
, on the south by
Oboyansky District
Oboyansky District (russian: Обоя́нский 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 south of the oblast. The area of t ...
, and on the west by
Bolshesoldatsky District
Bolshesoldatsky District (russian: Большесолда́тский 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 south of the o ...
.
Administrative division of the district
The district is divided into 10 administrative units: the urban-type settlement Medvenka as a municipal urban settlement and 9 selsoviets:
There are one urban-type settlement and
146 rural localities within the district, including 19 unpopulated
ones:
Economy
In the Medvensky District, the leading economic sector is agriculture. As of 2017, there are 128 peasant farms and 11 agricultural enterprises that are engaged in agricultural production. This region is a major producer and distributor of grain crops, sugar beets, milk, and meat.
[http://medvenka.rkursk.ru/]
References
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External links
Medvensky District on Google MapsMedvensky District on OpenStreetMap
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Districts of Kursk Oblast