Belyovsky District (Russian: Белёвский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the twenty-three in Tula Oblast, Russia.[1] Within the framework of municipal divisions, it is incorporated as Belyovsky Municipal District.[4] It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,190 square kilometers (460 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the town of Belyov.[1] Population: 20,952 (2010 Census);[3] 24,912 (2002 Census);[6] 30,124 (1989 Soviet census).[7] The population of Belyov accounts for 66.4% of the district's total population.[3]
Belyovsky District
Белёвский район | |
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_2.jpg) Ruins of a church in the selo of Temryan in Belyovsky District | |
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 Location of Belyovsky District in Tula Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 53°48′N 36°08′E / 53.800°N 36.133°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Tula Oblast[1] |
| Established | 28 March 1924 |
| Administrative center | Belyov[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,190 km2 (460 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 20,952 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (46/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 66.4% |
| • Rural | 33.6% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 1 Towns under district jurisdiction, 16 Rural okrugs |
| • Inhabited localities[4] | 1 cities/towns, 170 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Belyovsky Municipal District[4] |
| • Municipal divisions[4] | 1 urban settlements, 4 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [5]) |
| OKTMO ID | 70606000 |
| Website | http://belev.tularegion.ru/ |
Geography
editBelyovsky District is located in the west of Tula Oblast, on hilly terrain in the central Russian Plain. The district is 80 km southwest of the city of Tula, and about 200 km southwest of Moscow. A highway runs directly from the district's central city of Belyov to the city of Tula, and another highway runs north-south through the middle of the district along the Oka River. The area measures 40 km (north-south), and 42.5 km (west-east). The administrative center is the town of Belyov.[2]
The district is bordered on the north by Suvorovsky District, on the east by Odoyevsky District, on the south by Arsenyevsky District, and on the west by Kozelsky District (Kaluga Oblast), Ulyanovsky District) (Kaluga Oblast), and Bolkhovsky District (Oryol Oblast).
History
editThe district's history is centered on the city of Belyov, one of the oldest cities in Russia. Because it was on the southwest frontier of the central Russian area for several centuries, it changed hands frequently and saw much fighting. The earliest recorded inhabitants were the Vyatichi tribe of the Eastern Slavs, at least through the 10th century. Located on the upper reaches of the Oka River, the area grew economically on trade and the production of handicrafts.
During the times of Kievan Rus', it was part of the Principality of Chernigov. In the 14th and 15th centuries, it was part of Lithuania. [8] Ivan III ("the Great") attached the area to Russia by the end of the 15th century. The region was attacked by the Tatars in 1507, 1512, 1530, 1536 and 1544. During this time, Belyev became both a fortress in the defensive line of Russia and a major religious center with two monasteries founded.[9] In 1777, by decree of Catherine the Great, the district was officially formed as part of Tula Province.[9] The Russian poet Vasily Zhukovsky was born in the village of Mishenskoe in Belyovsky District in 1783.
References
editNotes
edit- ^ a b c d Law #954-ZTO
- ^ a b c "General Information" (in Russian). Belyovsky District. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
- ^ a b c 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 d Law #543-ZTO
- ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ 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).
- ^ 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.
- ^ . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 04 (11th ed.). 1911.
- ^ a b "History of Belyovsky District" (in Russian). Belyovsky District Official Website. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
Sources
edit- Тульская областная Дума. Закон №954-ЗТО от 27 декабря 2007 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Тульской области», в ред. Закона №2131-ЗТО от 11 июня 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Тульской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Тульской области" и Закон Тульской области "Об установлении границ административно-территориальных единиц – районов в городе Туле"». Вступил в силу по истечении десяти дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Вестник Тульской областной Думы", №11–12(142–143), часть 4, ноябрь–декабрь 2007 г.. (Tula Oblast Duma. Law #954-ZTO of December 27, 2007 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Tula Oblast, as amended by the Law #2131-ZTO of June 11, 2014 On Amending the Law of Tula Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Tula Oblast" and the Law of Tula Oblast "On Establishing the Borders of the Administrative-Territorial Units–the Districts in the City of Tula". Effective as of the day which is ten days after the official publication date.).
- Тульская областная Дума. Закон №543-ЗТО от 3 марта 2005 г. «О переименовании муниципального образования "Белёвский район" Тульской области, установлении границ, наделении статусом и определении административных центров муниципальных образований на территории Белёвского района Тульской области», в ред. Закона №1462-ЗТО от 22 июля 2010 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Тульской области "О переименовании муниципального образования "Белёвский район" Тульской области, установлении границ, наделении статусом и определении административных центров муниципальных образований на территории Белёвского района Тульской области"». Вступил в силу через десять дней после официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Тульские известия", №60–63, 17 марта 2005 г. (Tula Oblast Duma. Law #543-ZTO of March 3, 2005 On Renaming the Municipal Formation of "Belyovsky District" of Tula Oblast, on Establishing Borders, Granting the Status, and Establishing the Administrative Centers of the Municipal Formations on the Territory of Belyovsky District of Tula Oblast, as amended by the Law #1462-ZTO of July 22, 2010 On Amending the Law of Tula Oblast "On Renaming the Municipal Formation of "Belyovsky District" of Tula Oblast, on Establishing Borders, Granting the Status, and Establishing the Administrative Centers of the Municipal Formations on the Territory of Belyovsky District of Tula Oblast". Effective as of the day which is ten days after the official publication.).
External links
edit- . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 04 (11th ed.). 1911.
- Belyovsky District on Google Maps
- Belyovsky District on OpenStreetMap