Orichevsky District Explained

En Name:Orichevsky District
Ru Name:Оричевский район
Image View:Зосимо-савватиевская церковь в Коршике.JPG
Coordinates:58.4039°N 49.0606°W
Image Coa:Coat of Arms of Orichevsky district.png
Federal Subject:Kirov Oblast
Adm Data As Of:July 2012
Adm Ctr Type:urban-type settlement
Adm Ctr Name:Orichi
Urban-Type Settlement Of District Significance Type:Urban-type settlements
No Of Urban-Type Settlements Of District Significance:4
Selsoviet Type1:Rural okrugs
No Of Selsoviets Type1:14
No Of Urban-Type Settlements:4
No Of Rural Localities:226
Mun Data As Of:July 2012
Mun Formation1:Orichevsky Municipal District
Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements:4
Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements:14
Area Km2:2352
Pop 2010Census:30781
Urban Pop 2010Census:57.7%
Rural Pop 2010Census:42.3%
Website:http://www.orichi-rayon.ru/
Date:February 2012

Orichevsky District (Russian: Оричевский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[2] district (raion), one of the thirty-nine in Kirov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center of the oblast. The area of the district is 2352km2.[3] Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Orichi. Population: 32,764 (2002 Census); The population of Orichi accounts for 25.9% of the district's total population.

Economy and transportation

The Pishchalskoye peat narrow-gauge railway for hauling peat operates in the district.

References

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Law #203-ZO
  2. Law #284-ZO
  3. Web site: General Information. Orichevsky District. russian. May 15, 2017.