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Prokopyevsky District (Russian: Проко́пьевский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the nineteen in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia. As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Prokopyevsky Municipal District. It is located in the center of the oblast. The area of the district is 3,450 square kilometers (1,330 sq mi). Its administrative center is the city of Prokopyevsk (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 31,442 (2010 Census); 33,705 (2002 Census); 35,657 (1989 Census).
Contents
- Map of Prokopyevsky District Kemerovskaya Oblast Russia
- Administrative and municipal status
- References
Map of Prokopyevsky District, Kemerovskaya Oblast, Russia
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Prokopyevsky District is one of the nineteen in the oblast. The city of Prokopyevsk serves as its administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as a city under oblast jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.
As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Prokopyevsky Municipal District. Prokopyevsk City Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated separately from the district as Prokopyevsky Urban Okrug.