Ipatovsky District () is an administrative district (
raion
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), one of the
twenty-six in
Stavropol Krai,
Russia
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.
[Resolution #63-p] Municipally, it is incorporated as Ipatovsky Municipal District.
[Law #89-kz] It is located in the north of the
krai
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Etymologically, the word is related to the verb "" ...
. The area of the district is .
Its
administrative center
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In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...
is the
town
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The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
of
Ipatovo.
Population: 69,268 (
2002 Census);
64,725 (
1989 Census).
The population of Ipatovo accounts for 41.5% of the district's total population.
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Districts of Stavropol Krai