Odoyevsky District (Russian: Одо́евский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the twenty-three in Tula Oblast, Russia.[1] Within the framework of municipal divisions, it is incorporated as Odoyevsky Municipal District.[5] It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,182 square kilometers (456 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Odoyev.[1] The population at the 2010 census was 13,184[3] 14,149 (2002 Census);[8] 15,312 (1989 Soviet census).[9] The population of Odoyev accounts for 46.6% of the district's total population.[3]
Odoyevsky District
Одоевский район | |
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Coordinates: 53°56′32″N 36°41′59″E / 53.94222°N 36.69972°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Tula Oblast[1] |
Established | 20 June 1924 |
Administrative center | Odoyev[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 1,182 km2 (456 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 13,184 |
• Estimate (2018)[4] | 12,574 (−4.6%) |
• Density | 11/km2 (29/sq mi) |
• Urban | 46.6% |
• Rural | 53.4% |
Administrative structure | |
• Administrative divisions | 1 Urban-type settlements, 12 Rural administrations |
• Inhabited localities[5] | 1 Urban-type settlements[6], 134 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Odoyevsky Municipal District[5] |
• Municipal divisions[5] | 1 urban settlements, 3 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [7]) |
OKTMO ID | 70636000 |
Website | http://odoev.tulobl.ru/ |
A well-known craft in the district is the ceramic pottery Filimonovo toys produced in the village of Filimonovo.