Prokopyevsky District

Prokopyevsky District (Russian: Проко́пьевский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the nineteen in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia.^[1] As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Prokopyevsky Municipal District.^[4] It is located in the center of the oblast. The area of the district is 3,450 square kilometers (1,330 sq mi).^[2] Its administrative center is the city of Prokopyevsk (which is not administratively a part of the district).^[1] Population: 31,442 (2010 Census);^[3] 33,705 (2002 Census);^[6] 35,657 (1989 Soviet census).^[7]

Prokopyevsky District Прокопьевский район (Russian)
District
Landscape in Prokopyevsky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Prokopyevsky District in Kemerovo Oblast
Coordinates: 53°52′59.9″N 86°43′0.1″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Kemerovo Oblast[1]
Established	1924
Administrative center	Prokopyevsk[1]
Area [2]
• Total	3,450 km2 (1,330 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	31,442
• Density	9.11/km2 (23.6/sq mi)
• Urban	0%
• Rural	100%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	10 rural territorie
• Inhabited localities[1]	75 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Prokopyevsky Municipal District[4]
• Municipal divisions[4]	0 urban settlements, 10 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+7 (MSK+4 [5])
OKTMO ID	32622000
Website	http://admprokop.ru/

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Prokopyevsky District is one of the nineteen in the oblast.^[1] The city of Prokopyevsk serves as its administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as a city under oblast jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.^[1]

As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Prokopyevsky Municipal District.^[4] Prokopyevsk City Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated separately from the district as Prokopyevsky Urban Okrug.^[4]