Plavsky District
district in Tula Oblast, Russia
Plavsky District (Russian: Пла́вский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the twenty-three in Tula Oblast, Russia. As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Plavsky Municipal District. It is located in the southwestern central part of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,024.6 square kilometers (395.6 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Plavsk. Population: 27,778 (2010 Census); 29,499 (2002 census); 29,484 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Plavsk accounts for 58.2% of the district's total population.
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Тульская областная Дума. Закон №954-ЗТО от 27 декабря 2007 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Тульской области», в ред.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 14, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1654029. Authority coordinates are 53.700, 37.300. 2 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2010, 2002, 1989 and 2007.
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