rural okrug 13 Area 2,210 km² | Rural localities 237 Founded 23 February 1960 | |
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Kirovo-Chepetsky District (Russian: Ки́рово-Чепе́цкий райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirty-nine in Kirov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,210.27 square kilometers (853.39 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Kirovo-Chepetsk (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 21,317 (2010 Census); 22,193 (2002 Census); 39,688 (1989 Census).
Contents
- Map of Kirovo Chepetsky District Kirovskaya Oblast Russia
- Administrative and municipal status
- References
Map of Kirovo-Chepetsky District, Kirovskaya Oblast, Russia
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kirovo-Chepetsky District is one of the thirty-nine in the oblast. The town of Kirovo-Chepetsk serves as its administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.
As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Kirovo-Chepetsky Municipal District. The Town of Kirovo-Chepetsk is incorporated separately from the district as Kirovo-Chepetsk Urban Okrug.