Kirovsky District () is an administrative district (
raion
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), one of the
twenty-six in
Stavropol Krai,
Russia
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.
[Resolution #63-p] Municipally, it is incorporated as Kirovsky Municipal District.
[Law #89-kz] It is located in the south of the
krai
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Etymologically, the word is related to the verb "" ...
. The area of the district is .
Its
administrative center
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In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...
is the
town
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of
Novopavlovsk
Novopavlovsk () is a town and the administrative center of Kirovsky District in Stavropol Krai, Russia, located on the left bank of the Kura River. Population:
History
It was founded in 1777.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the ...
.
Population: 67,317 (
2002 Census);
55,074 (
1989 Census).
The population of Novopavlovsk accounts for 37.0% of the district's total population.
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Districts of Stavropol Krai