Sudzhansky District (Russian: Суджанский райо́н) is an administrative[3] and municipal[4] district (raion), one of the twenty-eight in Kursk Oblast, Russia. Its administrative center is the town of Sudzha.[3] It has a population of 25,119.[6]
Sudzhansky District
Суджанский район | |
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 Church of the Nativity in the village of Ulanok | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Sudzhansky District in Kursk Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 51°12′N 35°16′E / 51.200°N 35.267°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kursk Oblast |
| Established | 30 July 1928 |
| Administrative center | Sudzha |
| Area | |
• Total | 996 km2 (385 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 26,964 |
| • Density | 27/km2 (70/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 22.4% |
| • Rural | 77.6% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 1 towns of district significance, 21 selsoviets |
| • Inhabited localities[3] | 1 cities/towns, 81 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Sudzhansky Municipal District[4] |
| • Municipal divisions[4] | 1 urban settlements, 16 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [5]) |
| OKTMO ID | 38640000 |
| Website | http://sudgar.rkursk.ru/ |
Geography
The area of the district is 996 square kilometers (385 sq mi).[1] It is located in the southwest of the oblast, and borders with Korenevsky District in the west, Lgovsky District in the north, Belovsky District and Bolshesoldatsky District in the east, and Sumy Oblast of Ukraine in the south.[7]
It is located in the southwest part of the Central Russian Upland. The most important rivers that flow through Sudzhansky District are the Psel and the Sudzha. The district has a temperate continental climate.[7]
Aside from the city of Sudzha, the district contains over eighty villages and hamlets, including Sverdlikovo.[8]
History
Sudzhansky District was created on July 30, 1928.[7] It was originally an administrative division of Lgov Okrug of the Central Black Earth Oblast of the Russian SFSR before being transferred to the newly created Kursk Oblast in 1934.[9]
Following the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine that began in 2022, Sudzhansky District has repeatedly been a site of attacks on Russian soil due to proximity to the border with Ukraine.[10][11][12] In early August 2024 a Ukrainian offensive was launched into the region, advancing rapidly against surprised and ill-prepared defenses and resulting in the city of Sudzha and the surrounding area coming under Ukrainian occupation.[13]
Demographics
The population of the district has decreased over the past few decades, declining from 34,438 in 1989[14] to 25,119 in 2021. As of 2021, the population of Sudzha accounts for 20.4% of the district's population.[6]
| Population history | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 1989 | 2002 | 2010 | 2021 |
| Pop. | 34,438[14] | 31,466[15] | 26,964[2] | 25,119[6] |
| ±% p.a. | — | −0.69% | −1.91% | −0.64% |
Villages
See also
References
- ^ a b "General Information" (in Russian). Sudzhansky District. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
- ^ a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
- ^ a b c Губернатор Курской области. Постановление №489 от 6 ноября 2008 г. «Об утверждении реестра административно-территориальных единиц населённых пунктов Курской области», в ред. Постановления №26-пг от 29 января 2013 г. «О внесении изменений и дополнений в Постановление Губернатора Курской области от 06.11.2008 №489 "Об утверждении реестра административно-территориальных единиц населённых пунктов Курской области"». Вступил в силу 6 ноября 2008 г. (Governor of Kursk Oblast. Resolution #489 of November 6, 2008 On the Adoption of the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and Inhabited Localities of Kursk Oblast, as amended by the Resolution #26-pg of January 29, 2013 On Amending and Supplementing Resolution #489 of the Governor of Kursk Oblast of November 6, 2008 "On the Adoption of the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and Inhabited Localities of Kursk Oblast". Effective as of November 6, 2008.).
- ^ a b c Курская областная Дума. Закон №48-ЗКО от 21 октября 2004 г. «О муниципальных образованиях Курской области», в ред. Закона №65-ЗКО от 23 августа 2011 г. «О внесении изменений и дополнений в Закон Курской области "О границах муниципальных образований Курской области", Закон Курской области "О муниципальных образованиях Курской области"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Курская правда", №214, 30 октября 2004 г. (Kursk Oblast Duma. Law #48-ZKO of October 21, 2004 On the Municipal Formations of Kursk Oblast, as amended by the Law #65-ZKO of August 23, 2011 On Amending and Supplementing the Law of Kursk Oblast "On the Borders of the Municipal Formations of Kursk Oblast", Law of Kursk Oblast "On the Municipal Formations of Kursk Oblast". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
- ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ a b c Russian Federal State Statistics Service. Всероссийская перепись населения 2020 года. Том 1 [2020 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1] (XLS) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
- ^ a b c "Суджанский район" [Sudzhansky District]. Малая Курская Энциклопедия (in Russian). Archived from the original on 11 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ Register of Administrative-Territorial Units and Settlements of the Kursk Region (in Russian), 2008. Archived in 2021.
- ^ "Суджанский район – Совет муниципальных образований Курской области" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 8 June 2023. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ^ "Russian border guards came under fire on Ukraine border - officials". Reuters. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ^ "Woman injured as 4 Ukrainian shells land in Russia's Kursk region, governor says". 2022-12-20. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ^ "Woman Killed in Ukrainian Shelling of Russian Village". The Moscow Times. 2024-01-09. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ^ "Russia bringing in more troops to Kursk". Deutsche Welle. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ a b Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
- ^ Federal State Statistics Service (21 May 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).