Shebekinsky District

Shebekinsky District (Russian: Шебе́кинский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Belgorod Oblast, Russia.^[1] As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Shebekinsky Municipal District.^[6] It is located in the south of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,865.9 square kilometers (720.4 sq mi).^{[citation needed]} Its administrative center is the town of Shebekino^[2] (which is not administratively a part of the district).^[1] Population: 47,889 (2010 Census);^[3] 47,345 (2002 Census);^[7] 44,668 (1989 Soviet census).^[8]

Shebekinsky District Шебекинский район
District
The Koren River near the selo of Krapivnoye in Shebekinsky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Shebekinsky District in Belgorod Oblast
Coordinates: 50°25′N 36°54′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Belgorod Oblast[1]
Established	30 July 1928
Administrative center	Shebekino[2]
Area
• Total	1,865.9 km2 (720.4 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	47,889
• Density	26/km2 (66/sq mi)
• Urban	12.2%
• Rural	87.8%
Administrative structure
• Inhabited localities[4]	1 urban-type settlements[5], 101 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Shebekinsky Municipal District[6]
• Municipal divisions[6]	1 urban settlements, 14 rural settlements
Website	http://admsheb.ru/

History

Shebekinsky District was created in 1928.^[9] On 6 January 1954, Shebekinsky District was transferred to the newly created Belgorod Oblast.^[10][9]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Shebekinsky District is one of the twenty-one in the oblast.^[1] The town of Shebekino serves as its administrative center,^[2] despite being incorporated separately as a town of oblast significance—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.^[1]

As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Shebekinsky Municipal District, with the town of oblast significance of Shebekino being incorporated within it as Shebekino Urban Settlement.^[6]