Zhiryatinsky District
district in Bryansk Oblast, Russia
Zhiryatinsky District (Russian: Жирятинский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Bryansk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center of the oblast. The area of the district is 742 square kilometers (286 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Zhiryatino. Population: 6,568 (2021 census); 7,442 (2010 census); 8,207 (2002 Census); 8,796 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Zhiryatino accounts for 34.1% of the district's population.
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Брянская областная Дума. Закон №13-З от 5 июня 1997 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Брянской области», в ред. Закона №4-З от 5 февраля 2014 г.
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