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Verkhnekamsky District

Verkhnekamsky District
Верхнекамский район
Aerial view of Kirs, Verkhnekamsky District
Aerial view of Kirs, Verkhnekamsky District
Flag of Verkhnekamsky District
Coat of arms of Verkhnekamsky District
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Location of Verkhnekamsky District in Kirov Oblast
Coordinates: 59°20′N 52°14′E / 59.333°N 52.233°E / 59.333; 52.233
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKirov Oblast[1]
Established12 January 1965Edit this on Wikidata
Administrative centerKirs[1]
Area
 • Total10,297 km2 (3,976 sq mi)
Population
 • Total32,669
 • Density3.2/km2 (8.2/sq mi)
 • Urban
73.0%
 • Rural
27.0%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions1 Towns, 3 Urban-type settlements, 5 Rural okrugs
 • Inhabited localities[1]1 cities/towns, 3 Urban-type settlements[4], 56 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asVerkhnekamsky Municipal District[5]
 • Municipal divisions[5]4 urban settlements, 5 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[6])
OKTMO ID33607000
WebsiteKirovreg

Verkhnekamsky District (Russian: Верхнека́мский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[5] district (raion), one of the thirty-nine in Kirov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the oblast. The area of the district is 10,297 square kilometers (3,976 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the town of Kirs.[1] Population: 32,669 (2010 Census);[3] 39,643 (2002 Census);[7] 54,171 (1989 Soviet census).[8] The population of Kirs accounts for 31.9% of the district's total population.[3]

Economy and transportation

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The Dymnoye peat narrow-gauge railway for hauling peat operates in the district.

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e Law #203-ZO
  2. ^ a b "General Information" (in Russian). Verkhnekamsky District. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
  3. ^ a b c 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.
  4. ^ The count of urban-type settlements may include the work settlements, the resort settlements, the suburban (dacha) settlements, as well as urban-type settlements proper.
  5. ^ a b c Law #284-ZO
  6. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  7. ^ 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).
  8. ^ 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]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.

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