| En Name: | Medvensky District |
| Ru Name: | Медвенский район |
| Image View: | Lake in Medvensky District, Kursk.jpg |
| Iamge Caption: | Lake in Medvensky District |
| Coordinates: | 51.4164°N 36.1128°W |
| Federal Subject: | Kursk Oblast |
| Adm Data As Of: | January 2013 |
| Adm Ctr Type: | work settlement |
| Adm Ctr Name: | Medvenka |
| 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: | 15 |
| No Of Urban-Type Settlements: | 1 |
| No Of Rural Localities: | 146 |
| Mun Data As Of: | August 2011 |
| Mun Formation1: | Medvensky Municipal District |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements: | 1 |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements: | 10 |
| Area Km2: | 1090 |
| Area Km2 Ref: | [1] |
| Pop 2010Census: | 16558 |
| Urban Pop 2010Census: | 26.6% |
| Rural Pop 2010Census: | 73.4% |
| Website: | http://medvenka.rkursk.ru/ |
| Date: | August 2011 |
Medvensky District (Russian: Ме́двенский райо́н) is an administrative[2] and municipal[3] district (raion), one of the twenty-eight in Kursk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southern central part of the oblast. The area of the district is 1090km2.[1] Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Medvenka. Population: 19,220 (2002 Census); The population of Medvenka accounts for 27.6% of the district's total population.
Medvensky District is located in the south central region of Kursk Oblast. The terrain is hilly plain on the Central Russian Upland. There are no major rivers through the district. The district is 15 km south of the city of Kursk and 480 km southwest of Moscow. The area measures 25 km (north-south), and 50 km (west-east). The administrative center is the town of Medvenka.[1] The district is bordered on the north by Kursky District, on the east by Solntsevsky District, on the south by Oboyansky District, and on the west by Bolshesoldatsky District.
The district is divided into 10 administrative units: the urban-type settlement Medvenka as a municipal urban settlement and 9 selsoviets:
| Sielsoviet | The seat of the unit | Number of localities | Population (2010) | Area [km²] | Website | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amosovsky | 17 | 1168 | 67.53 | amos.rkursk.ru | ||
| Chermoshnyansky | 17 | 1440 | 164.72 | chermoshnoe.rkursk.ru | ||
| Gostomlyansky | 17 | 1077 | 127.3 | www.rusprofile.ru | ||
| Kitayevsky | 25 | 1294 | 152 | kitayss.rkursk.ru | ||
| Nizhnereutchansky | 14 | 1190 | 105.95 | nizhnezeut.rkursk.ru | ||
| Panikinsky | 3 | 1189 | 73 | panikiss.rkursk.ru | ||
| Paninsky | 9 | 1593 | 83.88 | panino.rkursk.ru | ||
| Vyshnereutchansky | 30 | 1751 | 173.24 | vishereut.rkursk.ru | ||
| Vysoksky | 14 | 1458 | 124.35 | visoksk.rkursk.ru |
There are one urban-type settlement and 146 rural localities within the district, including 19 unpopulated ones:
| Locality | Original name | Sielsoviet | Population (2002) | Coordinates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd Petropavlovskiye Vyselki | 2-е Петропавловские Выселки | Amosovsky | 2 | 51.5397°N 36.2175°W | |
| Андриановка | Vysoksky | 16 | 51.5225°N 35.9239°W | ||
| Krasnovka | Красновка | Gostomlyansky | 0 | 51.4886°N 35.7172°W | |
| Mokry | Мокрый | Chermoshnyansky | 0 | 51.4692°N 36.2078°W | |
| Osinovy | Осиновый | Chermoshnyansky | 0 | 51.4622°N 36.2322°W | |
| Polyana | Поляна | Vyshnereutchansky | 0 | 51.3378°N 35.8131°W | |
| Ptina | Птина | Vyshnereutchansky | 2 | 51.4089°N 35.9692°W | |
| Raykhutor | Райхутор | Kitayevsky | 0 | 51.4728°N 36.3231°W | |
| Romanovka | Романовка | Kitayevsky | 5 | 51.435°N 36.2511°W | |
| Rozhnovka | Рожновка | Vyshnereutchansky | 0 | 51.3492°N 35.9181°W | |
| Shirokoye | Широкое | Vyshnereutchansky | 9 | 51.3983°N 35.8444°W | |
| Spartak | Спартак | Amosovsky | 1 | 51.5647°N 36.2444°W | |
| Step | Степь | Gostomlyansky | 14 | 51.5078°N 35.9225°W | |
| Step (a selo) | Степь | Vyshnereutchansky | 7 | 51.4036°N 35.8403°W | |
| Step (a khutor) | Степь | Vyshnereutchansky | 8 | 51.3508°N 35.9381°W | |
| Step-Khmelevoye | Степь-Хмелевое | Vyshnereutchansky | 3 | 51.34°N 35.9242°W | |
| Воробжа | Vysoksky | 26 | 51.5094°N 35.9347°W | ||
| Zamelenky | Замаленький | Vyshnereutchansky | 0 | 51.4025°N 35.9497°W | |
| Zayegoryevsky | Заегорьевский | Vyshnereutchansky | 2 | 51.3961°N 35.9547°W |
In the Medvensky District, the leading economic sector is agriculture. As of 2017, there are 128 peasant farms and 11 agricultural enterprises that are engaged in agricultural production. This region is a major producer and distributor of grain crops, sugar beets, milk, and meat.[4]