Kulebaksky District Explained

En Name:Kulebaksky District
Ru Name:Кулебакский район
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Coordinates:55.4167°N 73°W
Federal Subject:Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Adm Data As Of:May 2015
Adm Ctr Type:town
Adm Ctr Name:Kulebaki
Town Of District Significance Type:Towns of district significance
No Of Towns Of District Significance:1
Urban-Type Settlement Of District Significance Type:Work settlements
No Of Urban-Type Settlements Of District Significance:2
Selsoviet Type1:Selsoviets
No Of Selsoviets Type1:4
No Of Cities Towns:1
No Of Urban-Type Settlements:2
No Of Rural Localities:24
Mun Data As Of:May 2015
Mun Formation1:Kulebaksky Municipal District
Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements:3
Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements:4
Area Of What:administrative district
Area As Of:May 2015
Area Km2:938.9
Pop 2010Census:52377
Urban Pop 2010Census:80.3%
Rural Pop 2010Census:19.7%
Established Date:1929
Abolished Date:May 22, 2015
Date:January 2017
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Population of Kulebaksky District
Label1:2010 Census
Data1:52,377
Label2:2002 Census
Data2:17,798
Label3:1989 Census
Data3:16,285
Label4:1979 Census
Data4:16,495

Kulebaksky District (Russian: Кулеба́кский райо́н) was an administrative[1] and municipal[2] district (raion) in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. It was located in the southwest of the oblast. The area of the district was 938.9km2. Its administrative center was the town of Kulebaki. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 52,377, with the population of Kulebaki accounting for 68.3% of that number.

History

The district was established in 1929. Per Law #65-Z of May 12, 2015, the district was transformed into a town of oblast significance of Kulebaki.[3] In a similar manner, Law #60-Z of May 8, 2015 abolished Kulebaksky Municipal District and transformed it into Kulebaki Urban Okrug.[4]

Administrative and municipal divisions

As of May 2015, the district was administratively divided into one town of district significance (Kulebaki), two work settlements (Gremyachevo and Veletma), and four selsoviets (comprising twenty-four rural localities). Municipally, Kulebaksky Municipal District was divided into three urban settlements and four rural settlements.

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Notes and References

  1. Order #3-od; revision prior to May 22, 2015
  2. Resolution #670; revision as of August 28, 2014
  3. Law #65-Z
  4. Law #60-Z