Kvarkensky District (Russian: Кваркенский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[6] district (raion), one of the thirty-five in Orenburg Oblast, Russia. The area of the district is 5,200 square kilometers (2,000 sq mi).[citation needed] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Kvarkeno.[2] Population: 18,655 (2010 Census);[4] 23,525 (2002 Census);[8] 23,890 (1989 Census).[9] The population of Kvarkeno accounts for 21.0% of the district's total population.[4]
Kvarkensky District
Кваркенский район | |
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Coordinates: 51°57′N 59°53′E / 51.950°N 59.883°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Orenburg Oblast[1] |
Established | 30 May 1927 |
Administrative center | Kvarkeno[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 5,200 km2 (2,000 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 18,655 |
• Estimate (2018)[5] | 15,638 (−16.2%) |
• Density | 3.6/km2 (9.3/sq mi) |
• Urban | 0% |
• Rural | 100% |
Administrative structure | |
• Administrative divisions | 12 Selsoviets, 2 Settlement councils |
• Inhabited localities[2] | 41 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Kvarkensky Municipal District[6] |
• Municipal divisions[6] | 0 urban settlements, 11 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+5 (MSK+2 [7]) |
OKTMO ID | 53622000 |
Website | http://www.kvarkeno56.ru/ |