Zapolyarny District
| Zapolyarny District Заполярный район (Russian) |
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 Zapolyarny District covers Nenets Autonomous Okrug, except for city of Naryan-Mar which is in the center, on the Pechora River. |
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| Coordinates: 67°40′N 53°08′E / 67.667°N 53.133°ECoordinates: 67°40′N 53°08′E / 67.667°N 53.133°E | |
 Pechora River, Zapolyarny District |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Nenets Autonomous Okrug |
| Administrative structure (as of December 2015) | |
| Administrative center | work settlement of Iskateley |
| Administrative divisions: | |
| Urban-type settlements of district significance | 1 |
| Selsoviets | 17 |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Urban-type settlements | 1 |
| Rural localities | 41 |
| Municipal structure (as of December 2015) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Zapolyarny Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 1 |
| Rural settlements | 18 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 170,000 km2 (66,000 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 20,432 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 33.7% |
| • Rural | 66.3% |
| Density | 0.12/km2 (0.31/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
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Zapolyarny District (Russian: Заполя́рный райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), the only one in Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It encompasses all of the territory of the autonomous okrug, with the exception of the territory of the town of okrug significance of Naryan-Mar, the only other top-level administrative division of the autonomous okrug. The area of the district is approximately 170,000 square kilometers (66,000 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Iskateley. Population: 20,432 (2010 Census). The population of Iskateley accounts for 33.7% of the district's total population.
The name of the district is an adjective which literally means "beyond the Arctic Circle", due to the fact that most of the district's territory indeed lies to the north of the Arctic Circle.
Prior to 2010, the territory of the autonomous okrug had only one top-level administrative division—the town of okrug significance of Naryan-Mar—with the rest of the territory divided into selsoviets which were not a part of any top-level division. In 2006, within the framework of municipal divisions, the town of okrug significance of Naryan-Mar was incorporated as Naryan-Mar Urban Okrug, and the rest of the autonomous okrug's territory was incorporated as Zapolyarny Municipal District. However, it was not until April 19, 2010 when an administrative district matching the territory of the municipal district was established, and it was not until April 28, 2014 when "Zapolyarny" officially became the district's name.
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