Verkhnekamsky District Explained

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.

Economy and transportation

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

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Notes and References

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