Pochepsky District (Russian: По́чепский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[7] district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Bryansk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,886 square kilometers (728 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the town of Pochep.[1] As of the 2021 Census, the total population of the district was 34,971, with the population of Pochep accounting for 42.9% of that number.[9]
Pochepsky District
Почепский район | |
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Coordinates: 52°56′N 33°27′E / 52.933°N 33.450°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Bryansk Oblast[1] |
Established | 1929 |
Administrative center | Pochep[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 1,886 km2 (728 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 42,365 |
• Estimate (2018)[4] | 38,742 (−8.6%) |
• Density | 22/km2 (58/sq mi) |
• Urban | 41.6% |
• Rural | 58.4% |
Administrative structure | |
• Administrative divisions | 1 Urban administrative okrugs, 1 Settlement administrative okrugs, 17 Rural administrative okrugs |
• Inhabited localities[5] | 1 cities/towns, 1 Urban-type settlements[6], 245 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Pochepsky Municipal District[7] |
• Municipal divisions[7] | 2 urban settlements, 17 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [8]) |
OKTMO ID | 15644000 |
Website | http://www.admpochep.ru |
2021 Census | 34,971[9] |
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2010 Census | 42,365[3] |
2002 Census | 46,972[10] |
1989 Census | 48,957[11] |
1979 Census | 67,192[12] |
The district was established in 1929 within Western Oblast.[2] When Bryansk Oblast was created on July 5, 1944, the district became a part of it.[2]