Country Russia Urban-type settlements 4 Urban-type settlements 4 Founded 1929 | Federal subject Kirov Oblast Rural okrugs 14 Area 2,490 km² | |
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Administrative center urban-type settlement of Orichi | ||
Orichevsky District (Russian: Оричевский 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 2,490 square kilometers (960 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Orichi. Population: 30,781 (2010 Census); 32,764 (2002 Census); 36,425 (1989 Census). The population of Orichi accounts for 25.9% of the district's total population.
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Map of Orichevsky District, Kirovskaya Oblast, Russia
Economy and transportation
The Pishchalskoye peat narrow gauge railway for hauling peat operates in the district.
References
Orichevsky District Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA