Medvensky District (russian: Ме́двенский 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 subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Kursk. As of the 2010 Census, Kursk Oblast has a populati ...

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. It is located in the southern 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 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

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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

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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, on the east by Solntsevsky District, 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/

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External links

Medvensky District on Google MapsMedvensky District on OpenStreetMap
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