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Grakhovsky District

Grakhovsky District
Граховский район (Russian)
Грах ёрос (Udmurt)
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Location of Grakhovsky District in the Udmurt Republic
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Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Udmurt Republic
Administrative structure (as of July 2012)
Administrative center selo of Grakhovo
Administrative divisions:
selsoviet 8
Inhabited localities:
Rural localities 41
Municipal structure (as of December 2010)
Municipally incorporated as Grakhovsky Municipal District
Municipal divisions:
Urban settlements 0
Rural settlements 8
Statistics
Area 967.7 km2 (373.6 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 9,354 inhabitants
• Urban 0%
• Rural 100%
Density 9.67/km2 (25.0/sq mi)
Time zone SAMT (UTC+04:00)
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Grakhovsky District (Russian: Гра́ховский райо́н; Udmurt: Грах ёрос) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-five in the Udmurt Republic, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the republic. The area of the district is 967.7 square kilometers (373.6 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Grakhovo. Population: 9,354 (2010 Census); 10,879 (2002 Census);11,699 (1989 Census). The population of Grakhovo accounts for 34.7% of the district's total population.

The district is bordered by Kiznersky District of Udmurtia in the West, Mozhginsky District of Udmurtia in the North, Alnashsky District in the East and the Republic of Tatarstan in the South. An eastern part of the district is located in the Mozhga Hills and a western part of the district is located in the Umyak River's valley. On territory of the district there are rivers: Umyak, Bolshoy Syryan, Yaga, Adamka, Kuzebayka, Yurashka (tributary of the Toyma), Yurashka (tributary of the Adamka), Sayka, Vozzhayka, Kokshanka, Tylovayka and Eryksa.


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