Zheleznogorsky District (russian: Железного́рский 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 north of the

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. The area of the district is . Its

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is the

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of Zheleznogorsk (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 18,192 ( 2002 Census);

Geography

Zheleznogorsky District is located in the northwest of Kursk Oblast, on the border with Oryol Oblast to the north. The terrain is hilly plain averaging 200 meters above sea level; the district lies on the Orel-Kursk plateau of the

Central Russian Upland The Central Russian Upland (also Central Upland and East European Upland) is an upland area of the East European Plain and is an undulating plateau with an average elevation of . Its highest peak is measured at . The southeastern portion of the u ...

. The main river in the district is the Svapa River, which flows to the west through the district; it is a tributary in the

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basin. The district is 50 km southwest 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 400 km southwest of

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

. The area measures 40 km (north-south), and 30 km (west-east). The administrative center is the town of Zheleznogorsk. The district is bordered on the north by Oryol Oblast, on the east by Fatezhsky District, on the south by

Konyshyovsky District Konyshyovsky District (russian: Конышёвский райо́н) is an administrativeResolution #489 and municipalLaw #48-ZKO district (raion), one of the administrative divisions of Kursk Oblast, twenty-eight in Kursk Oblast, Russia. It is loc ...

, and on the west 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 ...

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Zheleznogorsky District is one of the twenty-eight in the oblast. The town of Zheleznogorsk serves as its

, 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 Zheleznogorsky Municipal District. The town of oblast significance of Zheleznogorsk is incorporated separately from the district as Zheleznogorsk Urban Okrug.

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External links

Zheleznogorsky District on Google MapsZheleznogorsky District on OpenStreetMap
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