Gubkinsky District () is an administrative district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Belgorod Oblast, Russia.Law #248 It is located in the north of the oblast. Its administrative center is the town of Gubkin (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 33,974 (2002 Census);
History The district was established on January 12, 1965.
Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Gubkinsky District is one of the twenty-one in the oblast. The town of Gubkin serves as its administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as a town of oblast significance—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.
As a municipal division, the territory of the district and the territory of the town of oblast significance of Gubkin are incorporated together as Gubkinsky Urban Okrug.Law #159
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External links Official website of Gubkinsky Urban Okrug