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Medvedevsky District

Medvedevsky District
Медведевский район (Russian)
Маскасола кундем (Meadow Mari)
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Location of Medvedevsky District in the Mari El Republic
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In Ustye-Kundyshsky zakaznik, a protected area of Russia in Medvedevsky District
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Coat of arms
Flag
Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Mari El Republic
Administrative structure (as of October 2014)
Administrative center urban-type settlement of Medvedevo
Administrative divisions:
Urban-type settlements 2
Rural okrugs 16
Inhabited localities:
Urban-type settlements 2
Rural localities 158
Municipal structure (as of August 2014)
Municipally incorporated as Medvedevsky Municipal District
Municipal divisions:
Urban settlements 2
Rural settlements 16
Statistics
Area 2,800 km2 (1,100 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 67,703 inhabitants
• Urban 31.6%
• Rural 68.4%
Density 24.18/km2 (62.6/sq mi)
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)
Official website
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Population of Medvedevsky District
2010 Census 67,703
2002 Census 53,848
1989 Census 52,285
1979 Census 47,850

Medvedevsky District (Russian: Медве́девский райо́н; Meadow Mari: Маскасола кундем) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the fourteen in the Mari El Republic, Russia. It is located in the central and northern parts of the republic. The area of the district is 2,800 square kilometers (1,100 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Medvedevo. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 67,703, with the population of Medvedevo accounting for 24.9% of that number.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Medvedevsky District is one of the fourteen in the republic. It is divided into 2 urban-type settlements (administrative divisions with the administrative centers in the urban-type settlements (inhabited localities) of Krasnooktyabrsky and Medvedevo) and 16 rural okrugs, all of which comprise 158 rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Medvedevsky Municipal District. The two urban-type settlements are incorporated into two urban settlements, and the sixteen rural okrugs are incorporated into sixteen rural settlements within the municipal district. The urban-type settlement of Medvedevo serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.


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