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Shuysky District

Shuysky District
Шуйский район (Russian)
Location of Shuysky District (Ivanovo Oblast).svg
Location of Shuysky District in Ivanovo Oblast
Coordinates: 56°51′N 41°22′E / 56.850°N 41.367°E / 56.850; 41.367Coordinates: 56°51′N 41°22′E / 56.850°N 41.367°E / 56.850; 41.367
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Holy Assumption Convent, Shuysky District
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Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Ivanovo Oblast
Administrative structure (as of October 2011)
Administrative center town of Shuya
Inhabited localities:
Rural localities 157
Municipal structure (as of March 2011)
Municipally incorporated as Shuysky Municipal District
Municipal divisions:
Urban settlements 1
Rural settlements 7
Statistics
Area 1,090 km2 (420 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 21,682 inhabitants
• Urban 11.3%
• Rural 88.7%
Density 19.89/km2 (51.5/sq mi)
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)
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Shuysky District (Russian: Шу́йский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,090 square kilometers (420 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Shuya (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 21,682 (2010 Census); 23,660 (2002 Census);24,400 (1989 Census).

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Shuysky District is one of the twenty-one in the oblast. The town of Shuya serves as its administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.

As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Shuysky Municipal District. The Town of Shuya is incorporated separately from the district as Shuya Urban Okrug.


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