Rodnikovsky District (russian: Роднико́вский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (
raion
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), one of the
twenty-one in
Ivanovo Oblast
Ivanovo Oblast (russian: Ива́новская о́бласть, ''Ivanovskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It had a population of 927,828 as of the 2021 Russian Census.
Its three largest cities are Ivanovo (the ...
,
Russia
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.
[Law #145-OZ] It is located in the center of the
oblast
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. The area of the district is . Its
administrative center
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In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, L ...
is the
town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares ...
of
Rodniki.
Population: 38,667 (
2002 Census);
The population of Rodniki accounts for 78.9% of the district's total population.
Administrative and municipal status
The town of
Rodniki serves as the
administrative center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located.
In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, L ...
of the district.
Prior to the adoption of the Law #145-OZ ''On the Administrative-Territorial Division of Ivanovo Oblast'' in December 2010, it was administratively
incorporated separately from the district.
Municipally, Rodniki is incorporated within Rodnikovsky Municipal District as Rodnikovskoye Urban Settlement.
[Law #50-OZ]
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Districts of Ivanovo Oblast
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