Dubovsky District (russian: Ду́бовский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #340-ZS and municipalLaw #231-ZS district (

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), one of the forty-three in

Rostov Oblast Rostov Oblast ( rus, Росто́вская о́бласть, r=Rostovskaya oblast, p=rɐˈstofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in the Southern Federal District. The oblast has an area of and a popula ...

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. It is located in the east of the

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. The area of the district is . Its

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is the

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(a '' selo'') of Dubovskoye. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 22,983, with the population of Dubovskoye accounting for 37.2% of that number.

History

The district was established in 1924 within Salsky Okrug of South Eastern Krai (Oblast) on the territories of former Ilyinskaya Volost and a part of Atamanskaya Volost. When

was established in 1937, the district became its part. In 1962–1965, the district was merged into

Zimovnikovsky District Zimovnikovsky District (russian: Зимовнико́вский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #340-ZS and municipalLaw #243-ZS district (raion), one of the forty-three in Rostov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the oblast. ...

, but was re-established in modern borders in January 1965.

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