Mozhginsky District Можгинский район (Russian) Можга ёрос (Udmurt) |
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Location of Mozhginsky District in the Udmurt Republic |
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Coordinates: 56°27′00″N 51°43′26″E / 56.450°N 51.724°ECoordinates: 56°27′00″N 51°43′26″E / 56.450°N 51.724°E | |
The selo of Gornyak in Mozhginsky District |
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Location | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Udmurt Republic |
Administrative structure (as of July 2012) | |
Administrative center | town of Mozhga |
Administrative divisions: | |
Selsoviets | 19 |
Inhabited localities: | |
Rural localities | 112 |
Municipal structure (as of April 2016) | |
Municipally incorporated as | Mozhginsky Municipal District |
Municipal divisions: | |
Urban settlements | 0 |
Rural settlements | 13 |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,997 km2 (771 sq mi) |
Population (2010 Census) | 28,293 inhabitants |
• Urban | 0% |
• Rural | 100% |
Density | 14.17/km2 (36.7/sq mi) |
Time zone | SAMT (UTC+04:00) |
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Mozhginsky District (Russian: Можги́нский райо́н; Udmurt: Можга 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 1,997 square kilometers (771 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Mozhga (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 28,293 (2010 Census); 30,358 (2002 Census);30,236 (1989 Census).
The Vala River is the main river in the district.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Mozhginsky District is one of the twenty-five in the republic. The town of Mozhga serves as its administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as a town of republic significance—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.
As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Mozhginsky Municipal District. The town of republic significance of Mozhga is incorporated separately from the district as Mozhga Urban Okrug.