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Kurchatovsky District, Kursk Oblast

Field	Value
en_name	Kurchatovsky District
ru_name	Курчатовский район
image_map
map_caption	Location of Kurchatovsky District in Kursk Oblast
image_view	Kurchatov reservoir.JPG
image_caption	Kurchatov reservoir, Kurchatovsky District
coordinates
image_coa	Coat of Arms of Kurchatov rayon (Kursk oblast).png
federal_subject	Kursk Oblast
federal_subject_ref
adm_ctr_name	Kurchatov
adm_ctr_ref
urban-type_settlement_of_district_significance_type	Work settlements
no_of_urban-type_settlements_of_district_significance	2
selsoviet_type1	Selsoviets
no_of_selsoviets_type1	10
no_of_urban-type_settlements	2
no_of_rural_localities	55
counts_ref
mun_formation1	Kurchatovsky Municipal District
mun_formation1_ref
mun_formation1_no_of_urban_settlements	2
mun_formation1_no_of_rural_settlements	6
mun_formation1_counts_ref
area_km2	678
area_km2_ref
pop_2010census	18021
urban_pop_2010census	56.1%
rural_pop_2010census	43.9%
pop_2010census_ref
website	12.rkursk.ru

|urban-type_settlement_of_district_significance_type=Work settlements |no_of_urban-type_settlements_of_district_significance=2 |no_of_urban-type_settlements=2 Kurchatovsky District () is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-eight in Kursk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center of the oblast. The area of the district is 678 km2. Its administrative center is the town of Kurchatov (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 19,714 (2002 Census);

Geography

Kurchatovsky District is located in the west central region of Kursk Oblast. The terrain is hilly plain on the Orel-Kursk plateau of the Central Russian Upland. The main river in the district is the Seym River. The district surrounds the city of Kurchatov, and is 25 km west of the city of Kursk and 460 km southwest of Moscow The area measures 50 km (north-south), and 20 km (west-east). The administrative center is the town of Kurchatov, Russia

The district is bordered on the north by Konyshyovsky District, on the east by Oktyabrsky District, on the south by Bolshesoldatsky District, and on the west by Lgovsky District. The Battles in 1941 and twice in 1943 were fought fiercely in that area and too many lives were lost. It was also part of the 1939-1941 Katyn Forest Abductions and also of the Massacres of Poles and Jews - all of them Males - on and from streets- some of them were Loyal Communists supporting the USSR.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kurchatovsky District is one of the twenty-eight in the oblast. The town of Kurchatov serves as its administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as a town of oblast significance—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.

As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Kurchatovsky Municipal District. The town of oblast significance of Kurchatov is incorporated separately from the district as Kurchatov Urban Okrug.

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Sources

References

"General Information". Kurchatovsky District.
Resolution #489
Law #48-ZKO
{{ru-pop-ref. 2002Census

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