Molchanovsky District
human settlement in Russia
Molchanovsky District (Russian: Молча́новский райо́н, Selkup: Малчанвэл аймак) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the sixteen in Tomsk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the eastern central part of the oblast. The area of the district is 6,351.2 square kilometers (2,452.2 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Molchanovo. Population: 13,446 (2010 Census); 15,591 (2002 census); 19,217 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Molchanovo accounts for 42.7% of the district's total population.
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Государственная Дума Томской области. Закон №271-ОЗ от 22 декабря 2009 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Томской области», в ред. Закона №153-ОЗ от 17 ноября 2014 г.
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