Zheleznogorsky District

Zheleznogorsky District
Железногорский район
Artesian spring, Zheleznogorsky District
Location of Zheleznogorsky District in Kursk Oblast
Coordinates: 52°20′N 35°22′E / 52.333°N 35.367°E / 52.333; 35.367
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKursk Oblast
Established30 July 1928
Administrative centerZheleznogorsk
Area
  Total
991 km2 (383 sq mi)
Population
  Total
16,289
  Density16/km2 (43/sq mi)
  Urban
12.1%
  Rural
87.9%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions1 Work settlements, 18 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities1 urban-type settlements, 110 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asZheleznogorsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 17 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID38610000
Websitehttp://zhel.rkursk.ru/

Zheleznogorsky District (Russian: Железного́рский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-eight in Kursk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the north of the oblast. The area of the district is 991 square kilometers (383 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Zheleznogorsk (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 15,478(2021 Census); 16,289(2010 Census); 18,192 (2002 Census); 19,571(1989 Soviet census).