Skopinsky District (russian: Скопи́нский райо́н) is an administrative
[Law #128-ZS] and municipal
[Law #76-OZ] district (
raion
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), one of the
twenty-five
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in
Ryazan Oblast
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,
Russia
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. It is located in the southwest 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
Skopin
Skopin (russian: Скопин) is a town in Ryazan Oblast, Russia, located on the Vyorda River (Oka's basin) southwest of Ryazan. Population:
History
Skopin is considered to be one of the oldest towns in Ryazan Oblast. A settlement named L ...
(which is not administratively a part of the district).
Population: 27,080 (
2010 Census);
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Skopinsky District is one of the
twenty-five
Twenty-Five or 25 may refer to:
*25 (number), the natural number following 24 and preceding 26
* one of the years 25 BC, AD 25, 1925, 2025
Music
* ''Twenty Five'' (album), a 2006 greatest hits album by George Michael
** ''Twenty Five'' (DVD), rel ...
in the oblast.
The town of
Skopin
Skopin (russian: Скопин) is a town in Ryazan Oblast, Russia, located on the Vyorda River (Oka's basin) southwest of Ryazan. Population:
History
Skopin is considered to be one of the oldest towns in Ryazan Oblast. A settlement named L ...
serves as its
administrative center
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,
despite being incorporated separately as a
town of oblast significance—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.
As a
municipal division, the district is incorporated as Skopinsky Municipal District.
The town of oblast significance of Skopin is incorporated separately from the district as Skopin Urban Okrug.
[Law #75-OZ]
References
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Districts of Ryazan Oblast
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