Topkinsky District (russian: Топки́нский райо́н) is an administrative district (
raion
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), one of the
nineteen in
Kemerovo Oblast
Kemerovo Oblast — Kuzbass (russian: Ке́меровская о́бласть — Кузба́сс, translit=Kemerovskaya oblast — Kuzbass, ), also known simply as Kemerovo Oblast (russian: Ке́меровская о́бласть, label=non ...
,
Russia
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.
[Law #215-OZ] As a
municipal division, it is incorporated as Topkinsky Municipal District.
[Law #104-OZ] It is located in the northwest 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
The word "town" shares an ori ...
of
Topki Topki (russian: Топки) is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia.
;Urban localities
*Topki (town), Kemerovo Oblast, a town in Kemerovo Oblast;
;Rural localities
* Topki (rural locality), Kemerovo Oblast, a '' selo'' in Topkinska ...
(which is not administratively a part of the district).
Population: 18,077 (
2002 Census);
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Topkinsky District is one of the
nineteen in the oblast.
The town of
Topki Topki (russian: Топки) is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia.
;Urban localities
*Topki (town), Kemerovo Oblast, a town in Kemerovo Oblast;
;Rural localities
* Topki (rural locality), Kemerovo Oblast, a '' selo'' in Topkinska ...
serves as its
administrative center
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, despite being incorporated separately as a
town under oblast jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.
As a
municipal division, the district is incorporated as Topkinsky Municipal District, with Topki Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction being incorporated within it as Topkinskoye Urban Settlement.
References
Sources
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Districts of Kemerovo Oblast
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