Balezinsky District

Balezinsky District
Балезинский район (Russian)
Балезино ёрос (Udmurt)

Location of Balezinsky District in the Udmurt Republic

The upper flows of the Kama River near the selo of Sergino
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Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Udmurt Republic[1]
Administrative structure (as of August 2016)
Administrative center settlement of Balezino[2]
Administrative divisions:[3]
selsoviet 17
Inhabited localities:[3]
Rural localities 136
Municipal structure (as of February 2012)
Municipally incorporated as Balezinsky Municipal District[4]
Municipal divisions:[4]
Urban settlements 0
Rural settlements 17
Statistics
Area 2,434.7 km2 (940.0 sq mi)[5]
Population (2010 Census) 34,617 inhabitants[6]
 Urban 46.6%
 Rural 53.4%
Density 14.22/km2 (36.8/sq mi)[7]
Time zone SAMT (UTC+04:00)[8]
Established July 15, 1929
Official website
Balezinsky District on WikiCommons

Balezinsky District (Russian: Балези́нский райо́н; Udmurt: Балезино ёрос) is an administrative[1] and municipal[4] 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 2,434.7 square kilometers (940.0 sq mi).[5] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a settlement) of Balezino.[2] Population: 34,617(2010 Census);[6] 38,443 (2002 Census);[9] 43,555(1989 Census).[10] The population of Balezino accounts for 46.6% of the district's total population.[6]

Geography

Rivers flowing through the district include the Cheptsa, the Kep, the Lopya, the Kama, the Pyzep, the Lyuk, and others.

History

The district was created on July 15, 1929 by merging Balezinskaya and Yagoshurskaya Volosts of Glazovsky Uyezd.

Demographics

Ethnic composition (according to the 2002 Census): Udmurt people: 57.6%; Russians: 30.9%; Tatars: 9.8%.

References

  1. 1 2 Constitution of the Udmurt Republic
  2. 1 2 Law #46-RZ
  3. 1 2 "About the Area". District Official Website. Balezinsky District. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 Law #73-RZ
  5. 1 2 "Balezinsky" (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service, Russian Federation. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 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.
  7. 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 is only approximate 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.
  8. Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №271-ФЗ от 03 июля 2016 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 #271-FZ of July 03, 2016 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  9. 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.
  10. 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.

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Coordinates: 57°58′41″N 53°00′18″E / 57.97806°N 53.00500°E / 57.97806; 53.00500

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