Ketovsky District
human settlement in Russia
Ketovsky District (Russian: Кетовский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Kurgan Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center of the oblast. The area of the district is 3,550 square kilometers (1,370 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Ketovo. Population: 55,427 (2010 census); 56,488 (2002 Census); 53,248 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Ketovo accounts for 13.1% of the district's total population.
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Курганская областная Дума. Закон №316 от 27 декабря 2007 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Курганской области», в ред. Закона №60 от 2 июля 2015 г.
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