En Name: | Verkhnekamsky District |
Ru Name: | Верхнекамский район |
Image View: | Кирс с высоты.jpg |
Coordinates: | 59.3333°N 66°W |
Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Verkhnekamsky district.png |
Federal Subject: | Kirov Oblast |
Adm Data As Of: | July 2012 |
Adm Ctr Type: | town |
Adm Ctr Name: | Kirs |
Town Of District Significance Type: | Towns |
No Of Towns Of District Significance: | 1 |
Urban-Type Settlement Of District Significance Type: | Urban-type settlements |
No Of Urban-Type Settlements Of District Significance: | 3 |
Selsoviet Type1: | Rural okrugs |
No Of Selsoviets Type1: | 5 |
No Of Cities Towns: | 1 |
No Of Urban-Type Settlements: | 3 |
No Of Rural Localities: | 56 |
Mun Data As Of: | July 2012 |
Mun Formation1: | Verkhnekamsky Municipal District |
Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements: | 4 |
Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements: | 5 |
Area Km2: | 10297 |
Pop 2010Census: | 32669 |
Urban Pop 2010Census: | 73.0% |
Rural Pop 2010Census: | 27.0% |
Website: | Kirovreg |
Date: | February 2012 |
Verkhnekamsky District (Russian: Верхнека́мский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[2] district (raion), one of the thirty-nine in Kirov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the oblast. The area of the district is 10297km2.[3] Its administrative center is the town of Kirs. Population: 39,643 (2002 Census); The population of Kirs accounts for 31.9% of the district's total population.
The Dymnoye peat narrow-gauge railway for hauling peat operates in the district.