Kuybyshevsky District () is an administrativeLaw #340-ZS and municipalLaw #195-ZS district (

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), one of the forty-three in

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. It is located in the west of the

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. The area of the district is . Its

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is the rural locality (a '' selo'') of Kuybyshevo. Population: 14,800 ( 2010 Census); The population of Kuybyshevo accounts for 41.5% of the district's total population.

Notable residents

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Notable residents

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