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Shimanovsky District

Shimanovsky District
Шимановский район (Russian)
Location Map of Amur Oblast Shimanovsky District.png
Location of Shimanovsky District in Amur Oblast
Coordinates: 52°00′N 127°40′E / 52.000°N 127.667°E / 52.000; 127.667Coordinates: 52°00′N 127°40′E / 52.000°N 127.667°E / 52.000; 127.667
Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Amur Oblast
Administrative structure (as of June 2008)
Administrative center town of Shimanovsk
Administrative divisions:
Rural settlements 12
Inhabited localities:
Rural localities 25
Municipal structure (as of June 2012)
Municipally incorporated as Shimanovsky Municipal District
Municipal divisions:
Urban settlements 0
Rural settlements 12
Statistics
Area 14,554 km2 (5,619 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 5,956 inhabitants
• Urban 0%
• Rural 100%
Density 0.41/km2 (1.1/sq mi)
Time zone YAKT (UTC+09:00)
Established 1939
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Shimanovsky District (Russian: Шимановский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty in Amur Oblast, Russia. The area of the district is 14,554 square kilometers (5,619 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Shimanovsk (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 5,956 (2010 Census); 7,275 (2002 Census);8,588 (1989 Census).

The district was established in 1939.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Shimanovsky District is one of the twenty in the oblast. The town of Shimanovsk serves as its administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as an urban okrug—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.

As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Shimanovsky Municipal District. Shimanovsk Urban Okrug is incorporated separately from the district.


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