Verkhnekamsky District (Russian: Верхнека́мский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[6] district (raion), one of the thirty-nine in Kirov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the oblast. The area of the district is 10,297 square kilometers (3,976 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the town of Kirs.[1] Population: 32,669 (2010 Russian census);[3] 39,643 (2002 Census);[8] 54,171 (1989 Soviet census).[9] The population of Kirs accounts for 31.9% of the district's total population.[3]
Verkhnekamsky District
Верхнекамский район | |
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Coordinates: 59°20′N 52°14′E / 59.333°N 52.233°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Kirov Oblast[1] |
Established | 12 January 1965 |
Administrative center | Kirs[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 10,297 km2 (3,976 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 32,669 |
• Estimate (2018)[4] | 27,118 (−17%) |
• Density | 3.2/km2 (8.2/sq mi) |
• Urban | 73.0% |
• Rural | 27.0% |
Administrative structure | |
• Administrative divisions | 1 Towns, 3 Urban-type settlements, 5 Rural okrugs |
• Inhabited localities[1] | 1 cities/towns, 3 Urban-type settlements[5], 56 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Verkhnekamsky Municipal District[6] |
• Municipal divisions[6] | 4 urban settlements, 5 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [7]) |
OKTMO ID | 33607000 |
Website | Kirovreg |
The Dymnoye peat narrow-gauge railway for hauling peat operates in the district.