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Maloyaroslavetsky District

human settlement in Russia

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionSep 12, 2026
Entity authorityQ12226786 ↗
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Maloyaroslavetsky District (Russian: Малоярославецкий райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Kaluga Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,547 square kilometers (597 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Maloyaroslavets. Population: 68,702 (2021 census); 54,269 (2010 census); 55,910 (2002 census); 51,377 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Maloyaroslavets accounts for 60.9% of the district's total population.

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Законодательное Собрание Калужской области. №473 27 марта 1996 г. «Устав Калужской области», в ред. Закона №681-ОЗ от 27 февраля 2015 г.

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