Dovolensky District
municipal district in Russia
Dovolensky District (Russian: Дово́ленский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirty in Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the south of the oblast. The area of the district is 4,400 square kilometers (1,700 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Dovolnoye. Population: 17,405 (2010 Census); 20,664 (2002 census); 22,506 (1989 Soviet census).
The population of Dovolnoye accounts for 38.9% of the district's total population.
Geography
The Bagan river and Inder lake are located in the district.
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Новосибирский областной Совет депутатов. Закон №200-ОЗ от 2 июня 2004 г. «О статусе и границах муниципальных образований Новосибирской области», в ред.
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