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Puchezhsky District

Puchezhsky District
Пучежский район (Russian)
Location of Puchezhsky District (Ivanovo Oblast).svg
Location of Puchezhsky District in Ivanovo Oblast
Coordinates: 59°59′N 43°10′E / 59.983°N 43.167°E / 59.983; 43.167Coordinates: 59°59′N 43°10′E / 59.983°N 43.167°E / 59.983; 43.167
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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.


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