Khvorostyansky District
human settlement in Russia
Khvorostyansky District (Russian: Хворостя́нский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Samara Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,534 square kilometers (978 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Khvorostyanka. Population: 16,302 (2010 Census); 16,098 (2002 census); 14,634 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Khvorostyanka accounts for 31.7% of the district's total population.
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Самарская Губернская Дума. №179-ГД 18 декабря 2006 г. «Устав Самарской области», в ред. Закона №6-ГД от 11 января 2016 г.
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