Paranginsky District
| Paranginsky District Параньгинский район (Russian) Поранча кундем (Meadow Mari) |
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 Location of Paranginsky District in the Mari El Republic |
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| Coordinates: 56°43′55″N 49°09′22″E / 56.732°N 49.156°ECoordinates: 56°43′55″N 49°09′22″E / 56.732°N 49.156°E | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Mari El Republic |
| Administrative structure (as of October 2014) | |
| Administrative center | urban-type settlement of Paranga |
| Administrative divisions: | |
| Urban-type settlements | 1 |
| Rural okrugs | 8 |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Urban-type settlements | 1 |
| Rural localities | 48 |
| Municipal structure (as of August 2014) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Paranginsky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 1 |
| Rural settlements | 8 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 800 km2 (310 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 16,307 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 36.7% |
| • Rural | 63.3% |
| Density | 20.38/km2 (52.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
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| 2010 Census | 16,307 |
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| 2002 Census | 17,847 |
| 1989 Census | 19,439 |
| 1979 Census | 19,155 |
Paranginsky District (Russian: Параньги́нский райо́н; Meadow Mari: Поранча кундем) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the fourteen in the Mari El Republic, Russia. It is located in the east of the republic. The area of the district is 800 square kilometers (310 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Paranga. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 16,307, with the population of Paranga accounting for 36.7% of that number.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Paranginsky District is one of the fourteen in the republic. It is divided into one urban-type settlement (an administrative division with the administrative center in the urban-type settlement (inhabited locality) of Paranga) and eight rural okrugs, all of which comprise forty-eight rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Paranginsky Municipal District. Paranga Urban-Type Settlement is incorporated into an urban settlement, and the eight rural okrugs are incorporated into eight rural settlements within the municipal district. The urban-type settlement of Paranga serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.
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