Puchezhsky District Пучежский район (Russian) |
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Location of Puchezhsky District in Ivanovo Oblast |
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Coordinates: 59°59′N 43°10′E / 59.983°N 43.167°ECoordinates: 59°59′N 43°10′E / 59.983°N 43.167°E | |
Village (selo) Umekovo, Puchezhsky District |
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Location | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Ivanovo Oblast |
Administrative structure (as of October 2011) | |
Administrative center | town of Puchezh |
Inhabited localities: | |
Cities/towns | 1 |
Rural localities | 234 |
Municipal structure (as of July 2010) | |
Municipally incorporated as | Puchezhsky Municipal District |
Municipal divisions: | |
Urban settlements | 1 |
Rural settlements | 4 |
Statistics | |
Area | 785 km2 (303 sq mi) |
Population (2010 Census) | 13,863 inhabitants |
• Urban | 61.9% |
• Rural | 38.1% |
Density | 17.66/km2 (45.7/sq mi) |
Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
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Puchezhsky District (Russian: Пу́чежский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia. It is located in the east of the oblast. The area of the district is 785 square kilometers (303 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Puchezh. Population: 13,863 (2010 Census); 17,490 (2002 Census);22,060 (1989 Census). The population of Puchezh accounts for 61.9% of the district's total population.
The town of Puchezh serves as the administrative center of the district. Prior to the adoption of the Law #145-OZ On the Administrative-Territorial Division of Ivanovo Oblast in December 2010, it was administratively incorporated separately from the district. Municipally, Puchezh is incorporated within Puchezhsky Municipal District as Puchezhskoye Urban Settlement.