Kastorensky District Explained

En Name:Kastorensky District
Ru Name:Касторенский район
Image Coa:Coat of Arms of Kastornoe rayon (Kursk oblast).png
Federal Subject:Kursk Oblast
Adm Data As Of:January 2013
Adm Ctr Type:work settlement
Adm Ctr Name:Kastornoye
Urban-Type Settlement Of District Significance Type:Work settlements
No Of Urban-Type Settlements Of District Significance:3
Selsoviet Type1:Selsoviets
No Of Selsoviets Type1:21
No Of Urban-Type Settlements:3
No Of Rural Localities:101
Mun Data As Of:August 2011
Mun Formation1:Kastorensky Municipal District
Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements:3
Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements:13
Area Km2:1225
Area Km2 Ref:[1]
Pop 2010Census:18195
Urban Pop 2010Census:46.6%
Rural Pop 2010Census:53.4%
Website:http://kastor.rkursk.ru/
Date:August 2011

Kastorensky District (Russian: Касто́ренский райо́н) is an administrative[2] and municipal[3] district (raion), one of the twenty-eight in Kursk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the east of the oblast. The area of the district is 1225km2.[1] Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Kastornoye. Population: 24,237 (2002 Census); The population of Kastornoye accounts for 24.1% of the district's total population.

Geography

Kastorensky District is located in the east of Kursk Oblast, on the border with Voronezh to the east and Lipetsk Oblast to the north. The terrain is hilly plain averaging 200 meters above sea level; the district lies on the Central Russian Upland. The main river in the district is the Veduga River, which has its source in the district, and is ultimately a feeder to the Don River (Russia) basin. The district is 110 km east of the city of Kursk, 45 km west of the city of Voronezh, and 440 km south of Moscow. The area measures 30 km (north-south), and 40 km (west-east). The administrative center is the town of Kastornoye.[1]

The district is bordered on the north by Volovsky District, Lipetsk Oblast, on the east by Semiluksky District of Voronezh Oblast, on the south by Gorshechensky District, and on the west by Sovetsky District.

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51.8167°N 38.1333°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: General Information. Kastorensky District. russian. August 31, 2016.
  2. Resolution #489
  3. Law #48-ZKO