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Povorinsky District

human settlement in Russia

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionSep 14, 2026
Entity authorityQ1654021 ↗
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Povorinsky District (Russian: Пово́ринский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirty-two in Voronezh Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,066 square kilometers (412 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Povorino. Population: 31,119 (2021 census); 34,030 (2010 census); 17,475 (2002 census); 18,325 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Povorino accounts for 52.8% 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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