Sorokinsky District (russian: Соро́кинский райо́н) is an administrative district (
raion
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), one of the
twenty-two in
Tyumen Oblast
Tyumen Oblast (russian: Тюме́нская о́бласть, ''Tyumenskaya oblast'') is a federal subject (an oblast) of Russia. It is geographically located in the Western Siberia region of Siberia, and is administratively part of the Ura ...
,
Russia
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.
[Law #53] As a
municipal division, it is incorporated as Sorokinsky Municipal District.
[Law #263] It is located in the east 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
rural locality
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(a ''
selo'') of
Bolshoye Sorokino
Bolshoye Sorokino (russian: Большое Сорокино) is a rural locality (a '' selo'') and the administrative center of Sorokinsky District, Tyumen Oblast, Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transconti ...
.
Population: 10,254 (
2010 Census);
The population of Bolshoye Sorokino accounts for 51.9% of the district's total population.
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Districts of Tyumen Oblast