Bolshesoldatsky District Explained

En Name:Bolshesoldatsky District
Ru Name:Большесолдатский район
Image View:Большое Солдатское. Въезд.JPG
Coordinates:51.35°N 35.5103°W
Image Coa:Coat of Arms of Bolshesoldatsky rayon (Kursk oblast).png
Federal Subject:Kursk Oblast
Adm Data As Of:November 2008
Adm Ctr Type:selo
Adm Ctr Name:Bolshoye Soldatskoye
Selsoviet Type1:selsoviet
No Of Selsoviets Type1:12
No Of Rural Localities:64
Mun Data As Of:August 2011
Mun Formation1:Bolshesoldatsky Municipal District
Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements:0
Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements:7
Area Km2:800
Area Km2 Ref:[1]
Pop 2010Census:12678
Urban Pop 2010Census:0%
Rural Pop 2010Census:100%
Website:http://bol.rkursk.ru/
Date:August 2011

Bolshesoldatsky District (Russian: Большесолда́тский райо́н) is an administrative[2] and municipal[3] district (raion), one of the twenty-eight in Kursk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the south of the oblast. The area of the district is 800km2. Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Bolshoye Soldatskoye. Population: 14,636 (2002 Census); The population of Bolshoye Soldatskoye accounts for 21.1% of the district's total population.

Geography

Bolshesoldatsky District is located in the south-central region of Kursk Oblast. The terrain is hilly plain averaging 200m (700feet) above sea level; the district lies on the Orel-Kursk plateau of the Central Russian Upland. The main river in the district is the Sudzha River, which flows from east to west through the district into the Psel River, a tributary of the Dnieper River to the west. The Sudzha River is typically frozen from December to March. The district is 35km (22miles) southwest of the city of Kursk, and 490km (300miles) southwest of Moscow. The area measures 40 km (40km (30miles); north-south), and 30 km (30km (20miles); west-east). The administrative center is the town of Bolshoye Soldatskoye.

The district is bordered on the north by Kurchatovsky District, on the east by Medvensky District, on the south by Belovsky District, and on the west by Sudzhansky District.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: About the District. Official District Website. Bolshesoldatsky District. 8 September 2016.
  2. Resolution #489
  3. Law #48-ZKO