Glazovsky District Глазовский район (Russian) Глаз ёрос (Udmurt) |
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Location of Glazovsky District in the Udmurt Republic |
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Coordinates: 58°08′N 52°40′E / 58.133°N 52.667°ECoordinates: 58°08′N 52°40′E / 58.133°N 52.667°E | |
The Cheptsa River near the village of Verkhnyaya Bogatyrka in Glazovsky District |
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Location | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Udmurt Republic |
Administrative structure (as of July 2012) | |
Administrative center | city of Glazov |
Administrative divisions: | |
selsoviet | 16 |
Inhabited localities: | |
Rural localities | 123 |
Municipal structure (as of September 2007) | |
Municipally incorporated as | Glazovsky Municipal District |
Municipal divisions: | |
Urban settlements | 0 |
Rural settlements | 11 |
Statistics | |
Area | 2,159.7 km2 (833.9 sq mi) |
Population (2010 Census) | 17,132 inhabitants |
• Urban | 0% |
• Rural | 100% |
Density | 7.93/km2 (20.5/sq mi) |
Time zone | SAMT (UTC+04:00) |
Official website | |
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Glazovsky District (Russian: Гла́зовский райо́н; Udmurt: Глаз ёрос) is an administrative and municipal 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). Population: 17,132 (2010 Census); 18,792 (2002 Census);19,161 (1989 Census).
The Cheptsa River flows through the central parts of the district. Other significant rivers include the Pyzel, the Ubyt, the Sepych, and the Varyzh.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Glazovsky District is one of the twenty-five in the republic. 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.
As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Glazovsky Municipal District. The city of republic significance of Glazov is incorporated separately from the district as Glazov Urban Okrug.