Konyshyovsky District

Konyshyovsky District (Конышёвский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-eight in Kursk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northwestern central part of the oblast. The area of the district is 1135 km2. Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Konyshyovka. Population: 15,155 (2002 Census);  The population of Konyshyovka accounts for 42.7% of the district's total population.

Geography
Konyshyovsky District is located in the northwest region of Kursk Oblast. The terrain is hilly plain in the north and south, with more desiccating ravines in the east. The district lies on the Orel-Kursk plateau of the Central Russian Upland. The main river in the district is the Svapa River, in the Dnieper River basin. The district is 45 km west of the city of Kursk and 435 km southwest of Moscow. The area measures 32 km (north-south) by 48 km (west-east); total area is 1,135 km2 (3.8% of Kursk Oblast). The administrative center is the town of Konyshyovka.

The district is bordered on the north by Dmitriyevsky District, on the east by Fatezhsky District, on the south by Lgovsky District, and on the west by Khomutovsky District.