Kortkerossky District
municipal district in Russia
Kortkerossky District (Russian: Корткеросский райо́н; Komi: Кӧрткерӧс район, Körtkerös rajon) is an administrative district (raion), one of the twelve in the Komi Republic, Russia. It is located in the south of the republic. The area of the district is 19,760 square kilometers (7,630 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Kortkeros. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 19,658, with the population of Izhma accounting for 20.0% of that number.
Etymology
Kortkeros' name was derived from two Komi words, кӧрт ("iron") and керӧс ("mountain"). Based on archaeological evidence and the names of locations (such as Körtyag, Lake Körtty, and the Körtvis River meaning "Iron Pine", "Iron Lake", and "Iron River" respectively), the village of Kortkeros was considered by archaeologists to be an ancient metallurgical centre.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kortkerossky District is one of the twelve in the Komi Republic. The district is divided into fourteen selo administrative territories and four settlement administrative territories, which comprise fifty-three rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Kortkerossky Municipal District.
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The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as municipal district in Russia. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 12, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1089804. Authority coordinates are 61.804, 51.577. 2 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2010.
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