Kurkinsky District

Kurkinsky District (Russian: Ку́ркинский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the twenty-three in Tula Oblast, Russia. As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Kurkinsky Municipal District. It is located in the southeast of the oblast. The area of the district is 949.25 square kilometers (366.51 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Kurkino. Population: 10,830 (2010 Census); 13,077(2002 Census); 15,457(1989 Census). The population of Kurkino accounts for 50.0% of the district's total population.

Kurkinsky District
Куркинский район
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
CountryRussia
Federal subjectTula Oblast
Established8 July 1924
Administrative centerKurkino
Area
  Total949.25 km2 (366.51 sq mi)
Population
  Total10,830
  Estimate 
(2018)
9,539 (−11.9%)
  Density11/km2 (30/sq mi)
  Urban
50.0%
  Rural
50.0%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions1 Urban-type settlements, 8 Volosts
  Inhabited localities1 Urban-type settlements, 118 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asKurkinsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 3 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID70630000
Websitehttp://kurkino.tulobl.ru/
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