Kolpnyansky District
district in Oryol Oblast, Russia
Kolpnyansky District (Russian: Ко́лпнянский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Oryol Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,176.7 square kilometers (454.3 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Kolpna. Population: 15,453 (2010 Census); 18,970 (2002 census); 22,406 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Kolpna accounts for 42.8% of the district's total population.
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Орловский областной Совет народных депутатов. Закон №522-ОЗ от 6 июля 2005 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Орловской области», в ред. Закона №1187-ОЗ от 1 апреля 2011 г «О внесении изменений в законодательные акты Орловской области».
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