Lgovsky District Льговский район (Russian) |
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Location of Lgovsky District in Kursk Oblast |
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Coordinates: 51°40′N 35°16′E / 51.667°N 35.267°ECoordinates: 51°40′N 35°16′E / 51.667°N 35.267°E | |
Nadezhdovka, view of village houses |
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Location | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Kursk Oblast |
Administrative structure (as of November 2008) | |
Administrative center | town of Lgov |
Administrative divisions: | |
selsoviet | 17 |
Inhabited localities: | |
Rural localities | 91 |
Municipal structure (as of August 2011) | |
Municipally incorporated as | Lgovsky Municipal District |
Municipal divisions: | |
Urban settlements | 0 |
Rural settlements | 8 |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,080 km2 (420 sq mi) |
Population (2010 Census) | 14,451 inhabitants |
• Urban | 0% |
• Rural | 100% |
Density | 13.38/km2 (34.7/sq mi) |
Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
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Lgovsky District (Russian: Льго́вский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-eight in Kursk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the central eastern part of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,080 square kilometers (420 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Lgov (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 14,451 (2010 Census); 19,313 (2002 Census);23,866 (1989 Census).
Lgovsky District is located in the west central region of Kursk Oblast. The terrain is hilly plain; the district lies on the Orel-Kursk plateau of the Central Russian Upland. The main river in the district is the Seym River, a tributary of the Desna River to the southwest, of the Don River (Russia) basin. The district is 40 km west of the city of Kursk and 480 km southwest of Moscow. The area measures 40 km (north-south), and 40 km (west-east). The administrative center is the town of Lgov.
The district is bordered on the north by Konyshyovsky District, on the east by Kurchatovsky District, on the south by Bolshesoldatsky District, and on the west by Rylsky District.