Klepikovsky District (Russian: Клепико́вский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[6] district (raion), one of the twenty-fiveinRyazan Oblast, Russia. It is located in the north of the oblast. The area of the district is 3,235 square kilometers (1,249 sq mi).[3] Its administrative center is the townofSpas-Klepiki.[2] Population: 25,476 (2010 Census);[4] 29,391 (2002 Census);[8] 34,766 (1989 Soviet census).[9] The population of Spas-Klepiki accounts for 23.2% of the district's total population.[4]
Klepikovsky District
Клепиковский район
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Entrance to Meshchyora National Park in Klepikovsky District
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Location of Klepikovsky District in Ryazan Oblast
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Coordinates: 55°08′N 40°10′E / 55.133°N 40.167°E / 55.133; 40.167 | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Ryazan Oblast[1] |
Established | 12 July 1929![]() |
Administrative center | Spas-Klepiki[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 3,235 km2 (1,249 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 25,476 |
• Density | 7.9/km2 (20/sq mi) |
• Urban | 47.4% |
• Rural | 52.6% |
Administrative structure | |
• Administrative divisions | 1Towns of district significance, 1 Work settlements, 23 Rural okrugs |
• Inhabited localities[2] | 1cities/towns, 1 Urban-type settlements[5], 273 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporatedas | Klepikovsky Municipal District[6] |
• Municipal divisions[6] | 2 urban settlements, 13 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ![]() |
OKTMOID | 61610000 |
Website | http://xn--80adimbgbbcbg7aggfxn.xn--p1ai/ |
The Mesherskoye peat narrow gauge railway serves a peat factory which became operational in 2013.