Zavitinsky District
municipal district in Russia
Zavitinsky District (Russian: Завити́нский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty in Amur Oblast, Russia. The area of the district is 3,286 square kilometers (1,269 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Zavitinsk. Population: 15,970 (2010 census); 20,198 (2002 Census); 29,637 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Zavitinsk accounts for 71.9% of the district's total population.
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Амурский областной Совет народных депутатов. Закон №127-ОЗ от 23 декабря 2005 г. «О порядке решения вопросов административно-территориального устройства Амурской области», в ред. Закона №272-ОЗ от 11 ноября 2013 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Амурской области "О порядке решения вопросов административно-территориального устройства Амурской области"».
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