Grayvoronsky District
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::data[format=table title="Infobox Russian district"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| en_name | Grayvoronsky District |
| ru_name | Грайворонский район |
| image_map | |
| map_caption | Location of Grayvoronsky District in Belgorod Oblast |
| image_view | Grayvoronsky District 1.JPG |
| image_caption | Agricultural land in Grayvoronsky District |
| coordinates | |
| image_flag | Flag of Grayvoronsky rayon (Belgorod oblast).svg |
| image_coa | Coat of Arms of Grayvoron (Belgorod oblast).svg |
| federal_subject | Belgorod Oblast |
| federal_subject_ref | |
| adm_ctr_name | Grayvoron |
| adm_ctr_ref | |
| no_of_cities_towns | 1 |
| no_of_rural_localities | 39 |
| counts_ref | |
| mun_formation1 | Grayvoronsky Municipal District |
| mun_formation1_ref | |
| mun_formation1_no_of_urban_settlements | 1 |
| mun_formation1_no_of_rural_settlements | 12 |
| mun_formation1_counts_ref | |
| area_km2 | 853.80 |
| area_km2_ref | |
| pop_2010census | 29137 |
| urban_pop_2010census | 21.4% |
| rural_pop_2010census | 78.6% |
| pop_latest | 29544 |
| pop_latest_date | 2015 |
| pop_latest_ref | |
| website | http://www.graivoron.ru/ |
| :: |
|en_name=Grayvoronsky District |ru_name=Грайворонский район |image_map= |map_caption=Location of Grayvoronsky District in Belgorod Oblast |image_view=Grayvoronsky District 1.JPG |image_caption=Agricultural land in Grayvoronsky District |coordinates= |image_flag=Flag of Grayvoronsky rayon (Belgorod oblast).svg |image_coa=Coat of Arms of Grayvoron (Belgorod oblast).svg |anthem= |anthem_ref= |holiday= |holiday_ref= |federal_subject=Belgorod Oblast |federal_subject_ref= |adm_ctr_name=Grayvoron |adm_ctr_ref= |no_of_cities_towns=1 |no_of_rural_localities=39 |counts_ref= |mun_formation1=Grayvoronsky Municipal District |mun_formation1_ref= |mun_formation1_no_of_urban_settlements=1 |mun_formation1_no_of_rural_settlements=12 |mun_formation1_counts_ref= |mun_formation1_leader_title= |mun_formation1_leader_title_ref= |mun_formation1_leader_name= |mun_formation1_leader_name_ref= |mun_formation1_representative_body= |mun_formation1_representative_body_ref= |area_km2=853.80 |area_km2_ref= |pop_2010census=29137 |urban_pop_2010census=21.4% |rural_pop_2010census=78.6% |pop_latest=29544 |pop_latest_date=2015 |pop_latest_ref= |established_date= |established_date_ref= |website=http://www.graivoron.ru/ Grayvoronsky District () is an administrative district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Belgorod Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Grayvoronsky Municipal District. It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is 853.8 km2. Its administrative center is the town of Grayvoron. Population: 31,567 (2002 Census). The population of Grayvoron accounts for 21.4% of the district's total population.
History
The district was formerly part of Grayvoronsky Uyezd, which had an area of about 3000 km2.
Russian invasion
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.
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."
Geography
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. The district is 50 km west of the city of Belgorod, and is 55 km northwest of the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv.
The terrain is a hilly plain averaging 200 m 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.
References
Sources
References
- Resolution #P/21-21-4
- "Grayvoronsky". Federal State Statistics Service, Russian Federation.
- Law #248
- Law #159
- {{OKATO reference. 14 232
- {{ru-pop-ref. 2002Census
- (22 May 2023). "Russian governor says Ukrainian 'saboteurs' crossed border, Ukraine credits partisans". Reuters.
- "Belgorod governor reports incursion into region by 'Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group'".
- Mary Ilyushina. (2024-07-01). "Russia’s devastating glide bombs keep falling on its own territory". [[The Washington Post]].
- "General Information". Borisovsky District.
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