Plastovsky District

Russian is an East Slavic language, which is official in the Russian Federation, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, as well as being widely used throughout Eastern Europe, the Baltic states, the Caucasus and Central Asia. It was the de facto language of the Soviet Union until its dissolution on 25 December 1991. Although nearly three decades have passed since the breakup of the Soviet Union, Russian is used in official capacity or in public life in all the post-Soviet nation-states, as well as in Israel and Mongolia.

The Ural Mountains, or simply the Urals, are a mountain range that runs approximately from north to south through western Russia, from the coast of the Arctic Ocean to the Ural River and northwestern Kazakhstan. The mountain range forms part of the conventional boundary between the continents of Europe and Asia. Vaygach Island and the islands of Novaya Zemlya form a further continuation of the chain to the north into the Arctic Ocean.

Chelyabinsk is a city and the administrative center of Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located in the northeast of the oblast, 210 kilometers (130 mi) south of Yekaterinburg, just to the east of the Ural Mountains, on the Miass River, on the border of Europe and Asia. Population: 1,130,132 (2010 Census); 1,077,174 (2002 Census); 1,141,777 (1989 Census).

Moscow is the capital and most populous city of Russia, with 13.2 million residents within the city limits, 17 million within the urban area and 20 million within the metropolitan area. Moscow is one of Russia's federal cities.

Chebarkulsky District is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,879 square kilometers (1,112 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Chebarkul. Population: 29,606 (2010 Census); 29,251 ; 34,244 (1989 Census).

Uvelsky District is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the eastern central part of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,330 square kilometers (900 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality of Uvelsky. Population: 31,867 (2010 Census); 32,188 ; 29,513 (1989 Census). The population of the administrative center accounts for 33.0% of the district's total population.

Troitsky District is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the central and eastern parts of the oblast. The area of the district is 4,591 square kilometers (1,773 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Troitsk. Population: 28,059 (2010 Census); 33,816 ; 34,831 (1989 Census).

Agapovsky District is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,603.6 square kilometers (1,005.3 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality of Agapovka. Population: 34,779 (2010 Census); 37,816 ; 35,919 (1989 Census). The population of Agapovka accounts for 18.9% of the district's total population.

Bredinsky District is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the south of the oblast. The area of the district is 5,076 square kilometers (1,960 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality of Bredy. Population: 28,498 (2010 Census); 33,039 ; 30,750 (1989 Census). The population of Bredy accounts for 33.2% of the district's total population.

Chesmensky District is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,663 square kilometers (1,028 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality of Chesma. Population: 20,185 (2010 Census); 20,459 ; 19,638 (1989 Census). The population of Chesma accounts for 32.3% of the district's total population.

Kartalinsky District is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the oblast. The area of the district is 4,737 square kilometers (1,829 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Kartaly. Population : 20,256 (2010 Census); 21,961 ; 22,170 (1989 Census).

Kaslinsky District is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the north of the oblast. The area of the district is 3,356 square kilometers (1,296 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Kasli. Population : 17,680 (2010 Census); 14,955 ; 30,627 (1989 Census).

Kizilsky District is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the oblast. The area of the district is 4,413 square kilometers (1,704 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality of Kizilskoye. Population: 25,876 (2010 Census); 27,679 ; 30,220 (1989 Census). The population of Kizilskoye accounts for 25.7% of the district's total population.

Korkinsky District is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center of the oblast. The area of the district is 102.76 square kilometers (39.68 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Korkino. Population : 24,314 (2010 Census).

Kusinsky District is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northwest of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,513 square kilometers (584 sq mi).} Its administrative center is the town of Kusa. Population: 29,392 (2010 Census); 32,738 ; 37,100 (1989 Census). The population of Kusa accounts for 63.9% of the district's total population.

Nyazepetrovsky District is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northwest of the oblast. The area of the district is 3,459 square kilometers (1,336 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Nyazepetrovsk. Population: 18,261 (2010 Census); 21,527 ; 27,767 (1989 Census). The population of Nyazepetrovsk accounts for 68.2% of the district's total population.

Satkinsky District is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,397 square kilometers (925 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Satka. Population : 39,371 (2010 Census); 42,443 ; 46,271 (1989 Census).

Sosnovsky District is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northern central part of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,112 square kilometers (815 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality of Dolgoderevenskoye. Population: 60,941 (2010 Census); 58,570 ; 54,328 (1989 Census). The population of Dolgoderevenskoye accounts for 12.6% of the district's total population.

Uysky District is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,637 square kilometers (1,018 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality of Uyskoye. Population: 26,184 (2010 Census); 28,555 ; 29,132 (1989 Census). The population of Uyskoye accounts for 28.1% of the district's total population.

Varnensky District is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the oblast. The area of the district is 3,853 square kilometers (1,488 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality of Varna. Population: 27,357 (2010 Census); 30,802 ; 30,773 (1989 Census). The population of Varna accounts for 36.1% of the district's total population.

Yemanzhelinsky District is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center of the oblast. The area of the district is 129 square kilometers (50 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Yemanzhelinsk. Population : 21,868 (2010 Census).

Yetkulsky District is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the east of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,525 square kilometers (975 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality of Yetkul. Population: 30,697 (2010 Census); 30,165 ; 29,239 (1989 Census). The population of Yetkul accounts for 22.0% of the district's total population.

Lokomotivny is a closed urban locality in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located 264 kilometers (164 mi) southwest from Chelyabinsk. Population: 8,498 (2010 Census); 10,741 (2002 Census).

Karabash is a town in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located 90 kilometers (56 mi) northwest of Chelyabinsk. Population: 13,152 (2010 Census); 15,942 ; 17,006 (1989 Census).

Plast is a town and the administrative center of Plastovsky District in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located on the eastern slopes of the Ural Mountains in the upper basin of the Uy River, 127 kilometers (79 mi) southwest of Chelyabinsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 17,342 (2010 Census); 17,422 (2002 Census); 18,880 (1989 Census).