Sudzhansky District () is an administrative
and municipal
district (
raion
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), one of the
twenty-eight in
Kursk Oblast
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,
Russia
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. Its
administrative center
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is the
town
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of
Sudzha.
It has a population of 25,119.
Geography
The area of the district is .
It is located in the southwest of the
oblast
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, and borders with
Korenevsky District in the west,
Lgovsky District in the north,
Belovsky District and
Bolshesoldatsky District in the east, and
Sumy Oblast
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of
Ukraine
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in the south.
[
It is located in the southwest part of the ]Central Russian Upland
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. The most important rivers that flow through Sudzhansky District are the Psel and the Sudzha. The district has a temperate continental climate
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.[
Aside from the town of Sudzha, the district contains over eighty villages and hamlets, including Sverdlikovo.
]
History
Sudzhansky District was created on July 30, 1928.Russian SFSR
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before being transferred to the newly created Kursk Oblast in 1934.
Following the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, , starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, conflict between the two countries which began in 2014. The fighting has caused hundreds of thou ...
that began in 2022, Sudzhansky District has repeatedly been a site of attacks on Russian soil due to proximity to the border with Ukraine. In early August 2024 a Ukrainian offensive was launched into the region, advancing rapidly against surprised and ill-prepared defenses and resulting in the town of Sudzha and the surrounding area coming under Ukrainian occupation. By February 2025, Ukraine had lost control of about 60% of the occupied territory.
Demographics
The population of the district has decreased over the past few decades, declining from 34,438 in 1989[ to 25,119 in 2021. As of 2021, the population of Sudzha accounts for 20.4% of the district's population.][
]
Villages
In Sudzhansky district there is one city and 81 rural settlements.
* Borki
* Gornal
* Guyevo
*Khitrovka
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* Malaya Loknya
* Martynovka
* Nikolayevo-Darino
* Nizhnemakhovo
* Novaya Sorochina
* Novoivanovka
* Oleshnya
* Plyokhovo
* Russkaya Konopelka
* Russkoye Porechnoye
* Spalnoye
* Ulanok
See also
* Sudzhansky Uyezd
References
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1928 establishments in Russia
Populated places established in 1928
Districts of Kursk Oblast