Verkhovsky District
Верховский район | |
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Coordinates: 52°48′52″N 37°14′01″E / 52.81444°N 37.23361°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Oryol Oblast[1] |
Administrative center | Verkhovye[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 1,072.4 km2 (414.1 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 17,283 |
• Density | 16/km2 (42/sq mi) |
• Urban | 41.5% |
• Rural | 58.5% |
Administrative structure | |
• Administrative divisions | 1 Urban-type settlements, 10 Selsoviets |
• Inhabited localities[1] | 1 Urban-type settlements[3], 130 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Verkhovsky Municipal District[4] |
• Municipal divisions[4] | 1 urban settlements, 10 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [5]) |
OKTMO ID | 54608000 |
Website | http://adminverhov.ru/ |
Verkhovsky District (Russian: Верховский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[4] district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Oryol Oblast, Russia. It is located in the east of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,072.4 square kilometers (414.1 sq mi).[citation needed] Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Verkhovye.[1] Population: 17,283 (2010 Census);[2] 21,384 (2002 Census);[6] 24,888 (1989 Census).[7] The population of Verkhovye accounts for 41.5% of the district's total population.[2]