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Grayvoronsky District

Grayvoronsky District Грайворонский район
District
Agricultural land in Grayvoronsky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Grayvoronsky District in Belgorod Oblast
Coordinates: 50°29′N 35°40′E / 50.483°N 35.667°E / 50.483; 35.667
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Belgorod Oblast[1]
Established	30 July 1928
Administrative center	Grayvoron[2]
Area [3]
• Total	853.80 km2 (329.65 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[4]
• Total	29,137
• Estimate  (2015)[3]	29,544
• Density	34/km2 (88/sq mi)
• Urban	21.4%
• Rural	78.6%
Administrative structure
• Inhabited localities[5]	1cities/towns, 39 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporatedas	Grayvoronsky Municipal District[6]
• Municipal divisions[6]	1 urban settlements, 12 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [7])
OKTMOID	14632000
Website	http://www.graivoron.ru/

Grayvoronsky District (Russian: Грайворо́нский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the twenty-oneinBelgorod Oblast, Russia.^[1] Municipally, it is incorporated as Grayvoronsky Municipal District.^[6] It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is 853.8 square kilometers (329.7 sq mi).^[3] Its administrative center is the townofGrayvoron.^[2] Population: 29,137 (2010 Russian census);^[4] 31,567 (2002 Census).^[8] The population of Grayvoron accounts for 21.4% of the district's total population.^[4]

The district was formerly part of Grayvoronsky Uyezd, which had an area of about 3,000 square kilometres (1,200 sq mi).^{[citation needed]}

In May 2023, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the governor of Belgorod Oblast, Vyacheslav Gladkov, said that Ukrainian "sabotage groups" entered the district from Ukraine. Ukrainian media reported that the cross-border excursion was performed by Russian rebel opposition groups, the Russian Volunteer Corps and the Freedom of Russia Legion.^[9][10]

According to the Washington Post, between April 2023 and April 2024, at least 11 of Russian glide bombs crashed into the district where some could not be recovered because of the "difficult operational situation."^[11]

Grayvoronsky District sits at the southwest corner of Belgorod Oblast, on the border with Ukraine. It is bordered on the south and west by Kharkiv Oblast and Sumy Oblast (both of Ukraine), on the north by Krasnogvardeysky District, Belgorod Oblast and Rakityansky District, and on the east by Borisovsky District. The administrative center of the district is the town of Grayvoron.^[12] The district is 50 kilometers (31 mi) west of the city of Belgorod, and is 55 kilometers (34 mi) northwest of the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv.

The terrain is a hilly plain averaging 200 meters (660 ft) above sea level; the district lies on the Orel-Kursk plateau of the Central Russian Upland. The major river through the district is the Vorskla River, which flows east to west through the district, eventually joining the Dnieper River.

• Белгородская областная Дума. Закон №248 от 15 декабря 2008 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Белгородской области», в ред. Закона №213 от 4 июля 2013 г. «О внесении изменения в Закон Белгородской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Белгородской области"». Вступил в силу по истечении 10 дней со дня официального опубликования за исключением положений, для которых предусмотрены иные сроки вступления в силу. Опубликован: "Белгородские известия", №219-220, 19 декабря 2008 г. (Belgorod Oblast Duma. Law #248 of December 15, 2008 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Belgorod Oblast, as amended by the Law #213 of July 4, 2013 On Amending the Law of Belgorod Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Belgorod Oblast". Effective as of 10 days after the day of the official publication; except for the portions for which other effective dates are specified.).
• Белгородская областная Дума. Постановление №П/21-21-4 от 8 ноября 2007 г. «О перечнях населённых пунктов Белгородской области», в ред. Постановления №П/47-25-5 от 28 мая 2015 г. «О внесении изменения в Постановление Белгородской областной Думы от 8 ноября 2007 г. №П/21-21-4 "О перечнях населённых пунктов Белгородской области"». Опубликован: "Сборник нормативных правовых актов Белгородской области", №116, ноябрь 2007 г. (Belgorod Oblast Duma. Resolution #P/21-21-4 of November 8, 2007 On the Registries of the Inhabited Localities of Belgorod Oblast, as amended by the Resolution #P/47-25-5 of May 28, 2015 On Amending Resolution #P/21-21-4 of Belgorod Oblast Duma of November 8, 2007 "On the Registries of the Inhabited Localities of Belgorod Oblast". ).
• Белгородская областная Дума. Закон №159 от 20 декабря 2004 г. «Об установлении границ муниципальных образований и наделении их статусом городского, сельского поселения, городского округа, муниципального района», в ред. Закона №244 от 4 декабря 2013 г. «О внесении изменения в статью 12 Закона Белгородской области "Об установлении границ муниципальных образований и наделении их статусом городского, сельского поселения, городского округа, муниципального района"». Вступил в силу по истечении 10 дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Белгородские известия", №218–220, 24 декабря 2004 г. (Belgorod Oblast Duma. Law #159 of December 20, 2004 On Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations and on Granting Them a Status of Urban, Rural Settlement, Urban Okrug, Municipal District, as amended by the Law #244 of December 4, 2013 On Amending Article 12 of the Law of Belgorod Oblast "On Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations and on Granting Them a Status of Urban, Rural Settlement, Urban Okrug, Municipal District". Effective as of the day which is 10 days after the official publication.).

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