Krasninsky District, Smolensk Oblast

Krasninsky District Краснинский район (Russian)
Location of Krasninsky District in Smolensk Oblast
Coordinates: 54°33′36″N 31°26′06″E / 54.56000°N 31.43500°ECoordinates: 54°33′36″N 31°26′06″E / 54.56000°N 31.43500°E
Location
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Smolensk Oblast[1]
Administrative structure (as of February 2013)
Administrative center	settlement of Krasny[1]
Administrative divisions:[1]
Urban settlements	1
Rural settlements	12
Inhabited localities:[1]
Urban-type settlements[2]	1
Rural localities	181
Municipal structure (as of October 2011)
Municipally incorporated as	Krasninsky Municipal District[3]
Municipal divisions:[3]
Urban settlements	1
Rural settlements	12
Statistics
Area (administrative district) (February 2013)	1,507.67 km^2 (582.11 sq mi)[1]
Population (2010 Census)	12,895 inhabitants[4]
• Urban	33.7%
• Rural	66.3%
Density	8.55/km^2 (22.1/sq mi)[5]
Time zone	MSK (UTC+03:00)[6]
Established	1929 (first), 1965 (second)
Official website
Krasninsky District on WikiCommons

Krasninsky District (Russian: Кра́снинский райо́н) is an administrative^[1] and municipal^[3] district (raion), one of the twenty-five in Smolensk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west of the oblast and borders with Rudnyansky District in the north, Smolensky District in the east, Monastyrshchinsky District in the south, and with Belarus in the west. The area of the district is 1,507.67 square kilometers (582.11 sq mi).^[1] Its administrative center is the urban locality (a settlement) of Krasny.^[1] Population: 12,895 (2010 Census);^[4] 15,537 (2002 Census);^[7] 18,758 (1989 Census).^[8] The population of Krasny accounts for 33.7% of the district's total population.^[4]

Geography

Most of the district's territory is located on the Smolensk-Krasninsky Plateau.

The Mereya River, a tributary of the Dnieper, flows in the north of the district and forms a natural border between Krasninsky District of Russia and Vitebsk Oblast of Belarus, itself part of the Belarus–Russia border. Soils of the area are formed mostly of loam, sand, and sandy loam. Forests cover 29.3% of the territory.

History

Krasninsky Uyezd, a predecessor of the district, was first established in 1775. In 1796, the uyezd was abolished but re-established in 1802. In 1929, the territories of the former Krasninsky and Orshansky Uyezds were combined under the name of Krasninsky District. In 1963, the district was again abolished; its territory was incorporated into Smolensky District. Krasninsky District was restored to its current form in 1965.

Economy

The district's economy is mostly agricultural, specializing in beef and dairy cattle, potatoes, and flax. Industry includes flax and dairy processing, vegetable processing, and manufacture of drainage pipes (all in Krasny and Gusino).

Transportation

The Moscow–Brest rail line and the M1 "Belarus" Highway run through the district.

References

Notes

1. Resolution #261
2. The count of urban-type settlements may include the work settlements, the resort settlements, the suburban (dacha) settlements, as well as urban-type settlements proper.
3. Law #77-z
4. 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. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
5. The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2010 Census population by the area specified in the infobox. Please note that this value is only approximate as the area specified in the infobox does not necessarily correspond to the area of the entity proper or is reported for the same year as the population.
6. Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №271-ФЗ от 03 июля 2016 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #271-FZ of July 03, 2016 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
7. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 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). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
8. Demoscope Weekly (1989). "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]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.

Sources

• Администрация Смоленской области. Постановление №261 от 30 апреля 2008 г. «Об утверждении реестра административно-территориальных единиц и территориальных единиц Смоленской области», в ред. Постановления №464 от 27 июня 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в реестр административно-территориальных единиц и территориальных единиц Смоленской области». Опубликован: База данных "Консультант-плюс". (Administration of Smolensk Oblast. Resolution #261 of April 30, 2008 On the Adoption of the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and Territorial Units of Smolensk Oblast, as amended by the Resolution #464 of June 27, 2014 On Amending the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and Territorial Units of Smolensk Oblast. ).
• Смоленская областная Дума. Закон №77-з от 1 декабря 2004 г. «О наделении статусом муниципального района муниципального образования "Краснинский район" Смоленской области, об установлении границ муниципальных образований, территории которых входят в его состав, и наделении их соответствующим статусом», в ред. Закона №87-з от 31 октября 2011 г. «О внесении изменений в областной Закон "О наделении статусом муниципального района муниципального образования "Краснинский район" Смоленской области, об установлении границ муниципальных образований, территории которых входят в его состав, и наделении их соответствующим статусом"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Вестник Смоленской областной Думы и Администрации Смоленской области", №12, часть II, стр. 145, 5 декабря 2004 г. (Smolensk Oblast Duma. Law #77-z of December 1, 2004 On Granting the Status of the Municipal District to the Municipal Formation of "Krasninsky District" of Smolensk Oblast, on Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations Whose Territories It Comprises, and on Granting Them Appropriate Status, as amended by the Law #87-z of October 31, 2011 On Amending the Oblast Law "On Granting the Status of the Municipal District to the Municipal Formation of "Krasninsky District" of Smolensk Oblast, on Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations Whose Territories It Comprises, and on Granting Them Appropriate Status". Effective as of the official publication date.).

Further reading

• Encyclopedia of the Smolensk Oblast (Russian)