Belokholunitsky District
municipal district in Kirov Oblast, Russia
Belokholunitsky District (Russian: Белохолуни́цкий райо́н) is an administrative and municipal 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 5,064 square kilometers (1,955 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Belaya Kholunitsa. Population: 19,890 (2010 census); 23,232 (2002 Census); 27,156 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Belaya Kholunitsa accounts for 56.5% of the district's total population.
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Законодательное Собрание Кировской области. Закон №203-ЗО от 4 декабря 2007 г. «О реестре административно-территориальных единиц и населённых пунктов Кировской области», в ред. Закона №350-ЗО от 11 ноября 2013 г.
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