Yadrinsky District
| Yadrinsky District Ядринский район (Russian) Eтĕрне районĕ (Chuvash) |
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 Location of Yadrinsky District in the Chuvash Republic |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Chuvash Republic |
| Administrative structure (as of December 2011) | |
| Administrative center | town of Yadrin |
| Administrative divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 1 |
| Rural settlements | 17 |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Cities/towns | 1 |
| Rural localities | 125 |
| Municipal structure (as of November 2011) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Yadrinsky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 1 |
| Rural settlements | 17 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 897.5 km2 (346.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 29,965 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 32.1% |
| • Rural | 67.9% |
| Density | 33.39/km2 (86.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Established | September 5, 1927 |
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Yadrinsky District (Russian: Я́дринский райо́н; Chuvash: Етĕрне районĕ) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-one in the Chuvash Republic, Russia. It is located in the northwest of the republic and borders with the Mari El Republic in the north, Morgaushsky District in the east, Alikovsky and Krasnochetaysky Districts in the south, and with Nizhny Novgorod Oblast in the west. The area of the district is 897.5 square kilometers (346.5 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Yadrin. Population: 29,965 (2010 Census);34,456 (2002 Census);36,745 (1989 Census). The population of Yadrin accounts for 32.1% of the district's total population.
The district was established on September 5, 1927 with the merger of 5 municipalities ( Leninskaya, Baldaevskaya, Malokarachkinskaya, Toraevskaya and Shumatovskaya) and the city of Yadrin. The first head of the district was Alexander Ivanovich Markov.
The Mayor of the city - Andrey Vladimirovich Agakov (start 05.12.2011). The Deputy - Larisa Polikarpova.
According to the 2010 Census,Chuvash make up 84% of the district population. Other groups include Russians (15%), and a host of smaller groups.
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