Pristensky District

Pristensky District
Пристенский район
Water mill in Krasnikovo, Pristensky District
Location of Pristensky District in Kursk Oblast
Coordinates: 51°14′02″N 36°41′53″E / 51.23389°N 36.69806°E / 51.23389; 36.69806
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKursk Oblast
Administrative centerPristen
Area
  Total
696 km2 (269 sq mi)
Population
  Total
16,893
  Density24/km2 (63/sq mi)
  Urban
47.8%
  Rural
52.2
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions2 Work settlements, 18 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities2 urban-type settlements, 68 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asPristensky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions2 urban settlements, 8 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID38632000
Websitehttp://pristen.rkursk.ru/

Pristensky District (Russian: Пристенский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-eight in Kursk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the south of the oblast. The area of the district is 696 square kilometers (269 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Pristen. Population: 14,326(2021 Census); 16,893(2010 Census); 21,249 (2002 Census); 4,935(1989 Soviet census). The population of Pristen accounts for 34.3% of the district's total population.