Poretsky District Порецкий район (Russian) Пăрачкав районĕ (Chuvash) |
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Location of Poretsky District in the Chuvash Republic |
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Coordinates: 55°10′44″N 46°06′43″E / 55.179°N 46.112°ECoordinates: 55°10′44″N 46°06′43″E / 55.179°N 46.112°E | |
Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, Poretsky District |
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Location | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Chuvash Republic |
Administrative structure (as of December 2011) | |
Administrative center | selo of Poretskoye |
Administrative divisions: | |
rural settlement | 12 |
Inhabited localities: | |
Rural localities | 37 |
Municipal structure (as of November 2011) | |
Municipally incorporated as | Poretsky Municipal District |
Municipal divisions: | |
Urban settlements | 0 |
Rural settlements | 12 |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,116.9 km2 (431.2 sq mi) |
Population (2010 Census) | 13,992 inhabitants |
• Urban | 0% |
• Rural | 100% |
Density | 12.53/km2 (32.5/sq mi) |
Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
Official website | |
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Poretsky District (Russian: Поре́цкий район; Chuvash: Пăрачкав районĕ) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-one in the Chuvash Republic, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the republic. The area of the district is 1,116.9 square kilometers (431.2 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Poretskoye. Population: 13,992 (2010 Census); 17,311 (2002 Census);19,486 (1989 Census). The population of Poretskoye accounts for 41.6% of the district's total population.