Kurkinsky District
Куркинский район | |
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![]() Kulikovo Field Church of Saint Sergius of Radonezh, Kurkinsky District | |
![]() Location of Kurkinsky District in Tula Oblast | |
Coordinates: 53°26′12″N 38°40′11″E / 53.43667°N 38.66972°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Tula Oblast[1] |
Established | 8 July 1924![]() |
Administrative center | Kurkino[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 949.25 km2 (366.51 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 10,830 |
• Density | 11/km2 (30/sq mi) |
• Urban | 50.0% |
• Rural | 50.0% |
Administrative structure | |
• Administrative divisions | 1 Urban-type settlements, 8 Volosts |
• Inhabited localities[4] | 1 urban-type settlements[5], 118 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Kurkinsky Municipal District[4] |
• Municipal divisions[4] | 1 urban settlements, 3 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ![]() |
OKTMO ID | 70630000 |
Website | http://kurkino.tulobl.ru/ |
Kurkinsky District (Russian: Ку́ркинский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the twenty-three in Tula Oblast, Russia.[1] As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Kurkinsky Municipal District.[4] It is located in the southeast of the oblast. The area of the district is 949.25 square kilometers (366.51 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Kurkino.[1] Population: 10,830 (2010 Census);[3] 13,077 (2002 Census);[7] 15,457 (1989 Soviet census).[8] The population of Kurkino accounts for 50.0% of the district's total population.[3]