Konyshyovsky District Explained

En Name:Konyshyovsky District
Ru Name:Конышёвский район
Image View:Maloye Gorod'kovo - panoramio - Leonid Andronov (2).jpg
Coordinates:51.8433°N 35.2922°W
Image Coa:Coat of Arms of Konyshevka rayon (Kursk oblast).png
Federal Subject:Kursk Oblast
Adm Data As Of:January 2013
Adm Ctr Type:work settlement
Adm Ctr Name:Konyshevka
Urban-Type Settlement Of District Significance Type:Work settlements
No Of Urban-Type Settlements Of District Significance:1
Selsoviet Type1:Selsoviets
No Of Selsoviets Type1:18
No Of Urban-Type Settlements:1
No Of Rural Localities:89
Mun Data As Of:August 2011
Mun Formation1:Konyshyovsky Municipal District
Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements:1
Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements:9
Area Km2:1135
Area Km2 Ref:[1]
Pop 2010Census:10594
Urban Pop 2010Census:35.4%
Rural Pop 2010Census:64.6%
Website:konishovskiyr.rkursk.ru
Date:August 2011

Konyshyovsky District (Russian: Конышёвский райо́н) is an administrative[2] and municipal[3] district (raion), one of the twenty-eight in Kursk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northwestern central part of the oblast. The area of the district is 1135km2.[1] Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Konyshyovka. Population: 15,155 (2002 Census); The population of Konyshyovka accounts for 42.7% of the district's total population.

Geography

Konyshyovsky District is located in the northwest region of Kursk Oblast. The terrain is hilly plain in the north and south, with more desiccating ravines in the east. The district lies on the Orel-Kursk plateau of the Central Russian Upland. The main river in the district is the Svapa River, in the Dnieper River basin. The district is 45km (28miles) west of the city of Kursk and 435km (270miles) southwest of Moscow. The area measures 32km (20miles) (north-south) by 48km (30miles) (west-east); total area is 1135km2 (3.8% of Kursk Oblast). The administrative center is the town of Konyshyovka.[1]

The district is bordered on the north by Dmitriyevsky District, on the east by Fatezhsky District, on the south by Lgovsky District, and on the west by Khomutovsky District.

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Notes and References

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