Urmarsky District
| Urmarsky District Урмарский район (Russian) Вăрмар районĕ (Chuvash) |
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 Location of Urmarsky District in the Chuvash Republic |
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| Coordinates: 55°39′40″N 47°36′22″E / 55.661°N 47.606°ECoordinates: 55°39′40″N 47°36′22″E / 55.661°N 47.606°E | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Chuvash Republic |
| Administrative structure (as of December 2011) | |
| Administrative center | urban-type settlement of Urmary |
| Administrative divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 1 |
| Rural settlements | 15 |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Urban-type settlements | 1 |
| Rural localities | 51 |
| Municipal structure (as of November 2011) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Urmarsky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 1 |
| Rural settlements | 15 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 598.3 km2 (231.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 25,189 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 22.5% |
| • Rural | 77.5% |
| Density | 42.1/km2 (109/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Established | September 5, 1927 |
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Urmarsky District (Russian: Урма́рский райо́н; Chuvash: Вăрмар районĕ) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-one in the Chuvash Republic, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the republic and borders with Kozlovsky District in the north, Tsivilsky District in the northwest, Yantikovsky District in the south, and with Kanashsky District in the west. The area of the district is 598.3 square kilometers (231.0 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Urmary. Population: 25,189 (2010 Census);28,189 (2002 Census);29,868 (1989 Census). The population of Urmary accounts for 22.5% of the district's total population.
The district was established on 5 September 1927. The well-known Chuvash author and literary critic Dimitri Isayev was born in Kovali, Urmarsky District.
97% of the population is ethnic Chuvash.
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