Znamensky District, Oryol Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Znamensky District.
Znamensky District
Знаменский район (Russian)

Location of Znamensky District in Oryol Oblast
Coordinates: 53°17′N 35°41′E / 53.283°N 35.683°E / 53.283; 35.683Coordinates: 53°17′N 35°41′E / 53.283°N 35.683°E / 53.283; 35.683
Flag
Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Oryol Oblast[1]
Administrative structure (as of April 2011)
Administrative center selo of Znamenskoye[1]
Administrative divisions:[1]
selsoviet 7
Inhabited localities:[1]
Rural localities 94
Municipal structure (as of November 2010)
Municipally incorporated as Znamensky Municipal District[2]
Municipal divisions:[2]
Urban settlements 0
Rural settlements 7
Statistics
Area 817.1 km2 (315.5 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 5,016 inhabitants[3]
• Urban 0%
• Rural 100%
Density 6.14/km2 (15.9/sq mi)[4]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[5]
Official website
Znamensky District on WikiCommons

Znamensky District (Russian: Зна́менский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[2] district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Oryol Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northwest of the oblast. The area of the district is 817.1 square kilometers (315.5 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Znamenskoye.[1] Population: 5,016 (2010 Census);[3] 6,458 (2002 Census);[6] 6,510 (1989 Census).[7] The population of Znamenskoye accounts for 33.9% of the district's total population.[3]

Geography

The main rivers in the district are the Nugra and the Vytebet, a tributary of the Zhizdra. The district's average elevation above sea level is 216 meters (709 ft), with a high point of 255 meters (837 ft) and a low point of 176 meters (577 ft).

The Orlovskoye Polesye national park is partly located in the district.[8]

Notable people

People's Artist of the USSR Ivan Pereverzev (1914–1978) was born on the territory of modern district, in the now defunct village of Kuzminki.[9]

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Law #522-OZ
  2. 1 2 3 Law #418-OZ
  3. 1 2 3 Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  4. ↑ The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2010 Census population by the area specified in the infobox. Please note that this value may not be accurate as the area specified in the infobox does not necessarily correspond to the area of the entity proper or is reported for the same year as the population.
  5. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  6. ↑ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек" [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  7. ↑ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров" [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  8. ↑ Orlovskoye Polesye, a profile (Russian)
  9. ↑ Ivan Pereverzev at the Internet Movie Database

Sources

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