Smolensky District, Smolensk Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Smolensky District.
Smolensky District
Смоленский район (Russian)

Location of Smolensky District in Smolensk Oblast
Coordinates: 54°47′N 32°03′E / 54.783°N 32.050°E / 54.783; 32.050Coordinates: 54°47′N 32°03′E / 54.783°N 32.050°E / 54.783; 32.050
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Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Smolensk Oblast[1]
Administrative structure (as of July 2013)
Administrative center city of Smolensk[1]
Administrative divisions:[1]
Rural settlements 19
Inhabited localities:[1]
Rural localities 420
Municipal structure (as of April 2006)
Municipally incorporated as Smolensky Municipal District[2]
Municipal divisions:[2]
Urban settlements 0
Rural settlements 19
Statistics
Area (administrative district) (August 2012) 2,494.98 km2 (963.32 sq mi)[1]
Population (2010 Census) 44,964 inhabitants[3]
 Urban 0%
 Rural 100%
Density 18.02/km2 (46.7/sq mi)[4]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[5]
Established 1929
Official website
Smolensky District on WikiCommons

Smolensky District (Russian: Смоле́нский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[2] district (raion), one of the twenty-five in Smolensk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west of the oblast and borders with Demidovsky District in the north, Dukhovshchinsky District in the northeast, Rudnyansky District the northwest, Kardymovsky District in the east, Pochinkovsky District in the south, Monastyrshchinsky District in the southwest, and with Krasninsky District in the west. The area of the district is 2,494.98 square kilometers (963.32 sq mi).[1] Its administrative center is the city of Smolensk (which is not administratively a part of the district).[1] Population: 44,964 (2010 Census);[3] 47,281(2002 Census);[6] 50,620(1989 Census).[7]

Geography

Major rivers flowing through the district include the Dnieper, the Sozh, the Nagat, and the Stabna.

History

The district was established in 1929.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Smolensky District is one of the twenty-five in the oblast.[1] The city of Smolensk serves as its administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as an urban okrug—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1]

As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Smolensky Municipal District.[2] Smolensk Urban Okrug is incorporated separately from the district[8]

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Resolution #261
  2. 1 2 3 4 Law #135-z
  3. 1 2 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 is only approximate 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 №271-ФЗ от 03 июля 2016 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 #271-FZ of July 03, 2016 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. Decision #164

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