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Kinel-Cherkassky Municipal District

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Background

Kinel-Cherkassky Municipal District is an administrative and municipal district in Samara Oblast, Russia, located in the eastern part of the oblast. Its administrative center is the rural locality of Kinel-Cherkassy, and the district covers an area of 2,469 square kilometers. In the 2010 Census, the district had a population of 47,362, with Kinel-Cherkassy accounting for 36.4 percent of the total.

Administratively, the district is one of 27 districts in Samara Oblast and forms part of the region’s system of local governance for rural settlements and nearby localities. Its importance lies primarily in its role as a territorial unit for administration, service delivery, and regulation in eastern Samara Oblast rather than as a major urban center. Recent official activity has included oblast-level quarantine measures affecting settlements within the district, indicating its inclusion in regional public health administration.

The district’s recent relevance is reflected in March 2026 decrees by the Governor of Samara Oblast lifting restrictive quarantine measures in the villages of Krasnaya Gorka and Kinel-Cherkassy. These actions show the district’s continuing role in local administrative oversight and emergency response at the regional level. Available sources identify Kinel-Cherkassky District as a stable municipal unit with long-established census records and no indication of disputed status.

Timeline

  1. The Governor of Samara Oblast lifted quarantine restrictions in the village of Kinel-Cherkassy within the Kinel-Cherkassky Municipal District.

    Decree of the Governor of Samara Oblast No. 70-u of 10 March 2026, "On the Lifting of Restrictive Measures (Quarantine) in the Village of Kinel-Cherkassy of the Kinel-Cherkassy Rural Settlement of the Kinel-Cherkassky Municipal District of Samara Oblast"

  2. The Governor of Samara Oblast lifted quarantine restrictions in the Kinel-Cherkassky Municipal District settlement of Krasnaya Gorka effective March 10, 2026.

    Decree of the Governor of Samara Oblast No. 69-u of 10 March 2026, "On the Lifting of Restrictive Measures (Quarantine) in the Village of Krasnaya Gorka, Krasnaya Gorka Rural Settlement, Kinel-Cherkassky Municipal District, Samara Oblast"

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