Glazovsky District

Glazovsky District
Глазовский район (Russian)
Глаз ёрос (Udmurt)

Location of Glazovsky District in the Udmurt Republic
Coordinates: 58°08′N 52°40′E / 58.133°N 52.667°E / 58.133; 52.667Coordinates: 58°08′N 52°40′E / 58.133°N 52.667°E / 58.133; 52.667

The Cheptsa River near the village of Verkhnyaya Bogatyrka in Glazovsky District
Coat of arms
Flag
Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Udmurt Republic[1]
Administrative structure (as of July 2012)
Administrative center city of Glazov[2]
Administrative divisions:
selsoviet 16
Inhabited localities:
Rural localities 123
Municipal structure (as of September 2007)
Municipally incorporated as Glazovsky Municipal District[3]
Municipal divisions:[3]
Urban settlements 0
Rural settlements 11
Statistics
Area 2,159.7 km2 (833.9 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 17,132 inhabitants[4]
• Urban 0%
• Rural 100%
Density 7.93/km2 (20.5/sq mi)[5]
Time zone SAMT (UTC+04:00)[6]
Official website
Glazovsky District on WikiCommons

Glazovsky District (Russian: Гла́зовский райо́н; Udmurt: Глаз ёрос) is an administrative[1] and municipal[3] district (raion), one of the twenty-five in the Udmurt Republic, Russia. It is located in the north of the republic. The area of the district is 2,159.7 square kilometers (833.9 sq mi). Its administrative center is the city of Glazov (which is not administratively a part of the district).[2] Population: 17,132 (2010 Census);[4] 18,792 (2002 Census);[7] 19,161 (1989 Census).[8]

Geography

The Cheptsa River flows through the central parts of the district. Other significant rivers include the Pyzel, the Ubyt, the Sepych, and the Varyzh.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Glazovsky District is one of the twenty-five in the republic.[1] The city of Glazov serves as its administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as a city of republic significance—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[2]

As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Glazovsky Municipal District.[3] The city of republic significance of Glazov is incorporated separately from the district as Glazov Urban Okrug.[9]

Demographics

Ethnic composition (according to the 2002 Census): Udmurt people: 79%; Russians: 17.4%; Tatars: 2%; others: 1.6%.

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Constitution of the Udmurt Republic
  2. 1 2 3 Law #46-RZ
  3. 1 2 3 4 Law #75-RZ
  4. 1 2 Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  5. ↑ The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2010 Census population by the area specified in the infobox. Please note that this value may not be accurate as the area specified in the infobox does not necessarily correspond to the area of the entity proper or is reported for the same year as the population.
  6. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  7. ↑ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек" [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  8. ↑ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров" [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  9. ↑ Law #56-RZ

Sources

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