Verkhnekamsky District
municipal district in Russia
Verkhnekamsky District (Russian: Верхнека́мский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirty-nine in Kirov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the oblast. The area of the district is 10,297 square kilometers (3,976 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Kirs. Population: 32,669 (2010 census); 39,643 (2002 Census); 54,171 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Kirs accounts for 31.9% of the district's total population.
Economy and transportation
The Dymnoye peat narrow-gauge railway for hauling peat operates in the district.
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Законодательное Собрание Кировской области. Закон №203-ЗО от 4 декабря 2007 г. «О реестре административно-территориальных единиц и населённых пунктов Кировской области», в ред.
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The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as municipal district in Russia. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 15, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q387052. Authority coordinates are 59.333, 52.233. 3 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2010, 2002, 1989 and 2007.
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