Topkinsky District Explained

En Name:Topkinsky District
Ru Name:Топкинский район
Image View:Бывшая Комсомольская площадь.JPG
Coordinates:55.2833°N 122°W
Image Coa:Topki r coa.jpg
Federal Subject:Kemerovo Oblast
Adm Data As Of:November 2012
Adm Ctr Type:town
Adm Ctr Name:Topki
Selsoviet Type1:rural territorie
No Of Selsoviets Type1:11
No Of Rural Localities:57
Mun Data As Of:November 2012
Mun Formation1:Topkinsky Municipal District
Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements:1
Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements:11
Area Km2:2774
Area Km2 Ref:[1]
Pop 2010Census:16246
Urban Pop 2010Census:0%
Rural Pop 2010Census:100%
Website:http://admtop.ru/
Commonscat:Topki District
Date:August 2011

Topkinsky District (Russian: Топки́нский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the nineteen in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia.[2] As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Topkinsky Municipal District.[3] It is located in the northwest of the oblast. The area of the district is 2774km2.[1] Its administrative center is the town of Topki (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 18,077 (2002 Census);

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Topkinsky District is one of the nineteen in the oblast. The town of Topki serves as its administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as a town under oblast jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.

As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Topkinsky Municipal District, with Topki Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction being incorporated within it as Topkinskoye Urban Settlement.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Descriptive Statistics - Topkinsky District. Federal State Statistics Service, Russian Federation. ru. June 26, 2016.
  2. Law #215-OZ
  3. Law #104-OZ