Liskinsky District
human settlement in Russia
Liskinsky District (Russian: Ли́скинский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirty-two in Voronezh Oblast, Russia. It is located in the western central part of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,033 square kilometers (785 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Liski. Population: 98,577 (2021 census); 105,704 (2010 census); 50,142 (2002 census); 50,352 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Liski accounts for 54.9% of the district's total population.
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Воронежская областная Дума. Закон №87-ОЗ от 27 октября 2006 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Воронежской области и порядке его изменения», в ред. Закона №41-ОЗ от 13 апреля 2015 г.
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