Krasnoyaruzhsky District
human settlement in Russia
Krasnoyaruzhsky District (Russian: Краснояру́жский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Belgorod Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Krasnoyaruzhsky Municipal District. It is located in the west of the oblast, on the border with Ukraine. Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Krasnaya Yaruga. Population: 14,151 (2021 census); 14,891 (2010 census); 15,128 (2002 Census). The population of Krasnaya Yaruga accounts for 56.2% of the district's total population.
History
For a long time, Krasnaya Yaruga belonged to the Khotmyzhsky District, which was initially part of the Kharkov Viceroyalty (province), and then, in the early 19th century, was incorporated into the Kursk Governorate .
In 1928, when the Belgorod Okrug of the Central Black Earth Oblast was formed, Krasnoyarsk District was created within it, incorporating the lands of Graivorovsky Uyezd. In 1934, the district's lands became part of Kursk Oblast. Upon its creation on January 6, 1954, Krasnoyarsk District was transferred to the newly formed Belgorod Oblast .
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