Glushkovsky District
Glushkovsky District is an administrative and municipal district, one of the twenty-eight in Kursk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the south-west of the oblast, on the border with Ukraine. The area of the district is. Its administrative center is the urban locality of Glushkovo. The oblast has a population of 28,147 ; with 23.9% living in Glushkovo.
Geography
Glushkovsky District is in southwest Kursk Oblast, on the border with Ukraine. It is southwest of the city of Kursk, and southwest of Moscow. It is bordered on the north by Rylsky District, on the east by Korenevsky District, and on the south and west by Ukraine. The district measures 22 km, and 40 km.The district lies on the Central Russian Upland; the terrain is a hilly plain averaging above sea level. The area is dominated by the meandering floodplain of the Seym river, which runs east to west through the middle of the district on its way to the Desna River and ultimately the Dnieper River. The Seym River floodplain is wide, and the river valley is wide; the southern side is flatter.
There are two urban-type settlements, Glushkovo and Tyotkino. Glushkovo is the administrative center.