Rasskazovsky District Explained

En Name:Rasskazovsky District
Ru Name:Рассказовский район
Coordinates:52.6667°N 94°W
Federal Subject:Tambov Oblast
Adm Data As Of:May 2013
Adm Ctr Type:town
Adm Ctr Name:Rasskazovo
Selsoviet Type1:Selsoviets
No Of Selsoviets Type1:13
No Of Rural Localities:47
Mun Data As Of:May 2013
Mun Formation1:Rasskazovsky Municipal District
Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements:0
Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements:13
Area Km2:1802
Area Km2 Ref:[1]
Pop 2010Census:22991
Urban Pop 2010Census:0%
Rural Pop 2010Census:100%
Website:http://r31.tambov.gov.ru/
Date:February 2013

Rasskazovsky District (Russian: Рассказовский райо́н) is an administrative[2] and municipal[3] district (raion), one of the twenty-three in Tambov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center of the oblast. The district borders with Bondarsky District in the north, Kirsanovsky District in the east, Sampursky District in the south, and with Tambovsky District in the west. The area of the district is 1802km2.[1] Its administrative center is the town of Rasskazovo (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 22,991 (2010 Census);

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Rasskazovsky District is one of the twenty-three in the oblast. The town of Rasskazovo serves as its administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as a town of oblast significance—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.

As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Rasskazovsky Municipal District. The town of oblast significance of Rasskazovo is incorporated separately from the district as Rasskazovo Urban Okrug.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: District borders, Tambov Oblast, with area statistics (map). Federal Statistics Service, Russian Federation. ru. July 17, 2016.
  2. Law #72-Z
  3. Law #232-Z