▁the ▁administrative ▁center ▁of ▁Kur sky ▁District , ▁but ▁not ▁part ▁of ▁it . ▁ ▁The ▁district ▁is ▁ 4 3 0   km ▁south west ▁of ▁Moscow . ▁ ▁The ▁area ▁measures ▁ 4 0   km ▁( n orth - s outh ), ▁and ▁ 5 0   km ▁( west - east ). ▁ ▁The ▁district ▁is ▁border ed ▁on ▁the ▁north ▁by ▁Z ol ot uk hin sky ▁District , ▁on ▁the ▁east ▁by ▁Sh ch ig rov sky ▁District , ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁by ▁Med vens ky ▁District , ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁by ▁Ok ty ab r sky ▁District . ▁ ▁Administr ative ▁and ▁municipal ▁status ▁Within ▁the ▁framework ▁of ▁administrative ▁divisions , ▁Kur sky ▁District ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁twenty - e ight ▁in ▁the ▁ob last . ▁The ▁city ▁of ▁Kur sk ▁serves ▁as ▁its ▁administrative ▁center , ▁despite ▁being ▁incorpor ated ▁separately ▁as ▁a ▁city ▁of ▁ob last ▁significance — an ▁administrative ▁unit ▁with ▁the ▁status ▁equal ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁districts . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁municipal ▁division , ▁the ▁district ▁is ▁incorpor ated ▁as ▁Kur sky ▁Municipal ▁District . ▁The ▁city ▁of ▁ob last ▁significance ▁of ▁Kur sk ▁is ▁incorpor ated ▁separately ▁from ▁the ▁district ▁as ▁Kur sk ▁Urban ▁Ok rug . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Kur sky ▁District ▁on ▁Google ▁Maps ▁Kur sky ▁District ▁on ▁Open St reet Map ▁ ▁__ NOT OC __ ▁ ▁Category : D istrict s ▁of ▁Kur sk ▁O blast <0x0A>