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Poretsky District

Poretsky District
Порецкий район (Russian)
Пăрачкав районĕ (Chuvash)
Chuvashia Poretskiy rayon.png
Location of Poretsky District in the Chuvash Republic
Coordinates: 55°10′44″N 46°06′43″E / 55.179°N 46.112°E / 55.179; 46.112Coordinates: 55°10′44″N 46°06′43″E / 55.179°N 46.112°E / 55.179; 46.112
Церковь Петра и Павла (Порецкое, Чувашия).jpg
Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, Poretsky District
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)
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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.


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